# Founding Engineer (Full Stack) at Clera

Founding Engineer (Full Stack) at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time, paying $100k–$180k. Posted October 30, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $100k–$180k
- Posted: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/1e5b33e4-c730-420c-b74f-6f1c33bc7370/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-engineer-full-stack-clera-zqvhyx

## Requirements

- Experience building customer-facing products in a product-oriented engineering role, including taking a product from 0 to 1.
- Strong React and TypeScript skills, with the ability to contribute across the full stack.
- Proficiency in Python and comfort solving open-ended, math-oriented problems.
- Strong computer science fundamentals or an exceptional project portfolio demonstrating equivalent ability.
- Experience as a founder, founding engineer, or early startup employee is helpful.
- Familiarity with construction, real estate, PDF workflows, or Tailwind CSS is a plus, but not required.
- Clear, empathetic communication and genuine motivation to help make housing more affordable.
- US citizenship is required.

## Description

### About the Role

Join an early-stage construction technology team building AI-powered tools for blueprint analysis, estimating, and permitting. You will help shape the initial product, turning computer vision insights into practical user experiences that can support faster, more affordable construction.

### What You'll Do

- Build intuitive interfaces that make computer vision outputs and complex construction data accessible.

- Work with geometric data and streaming pipelines to support real construction workflows.

- Rapidly prototype product experiences, then iterate based on user feedback and real-world usage.

- Contribute across the stack, from React frontends to Python backends, to move the product forward.

### What We're Looking For

- Experience building customer-facing products in a product-oriented engineering role, including taking a product from 0 to 1.

- Strong React and TypeScript skills, with the ability to contribute across the full stack.

- Proficiency in Python and comfort solving open-ended, math-oriented problems.

- Strong computer science fundamentals or an exceptional project portfolio demonstrating equivalent ability.

- Experience as a founder, founding engineer, or early startup employee is helpful.

- Familiarity with construction, real estate, PDF workflows, or Tailwind CSS is a plus, but not required.

- Clear, empathetic communication and genuine motivation to help make housing more affordable.

- US citizenship is required.

### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $100,000 to $180,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

### Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, five days per week.