# Founding Product Engineer at Clera

Founding Product Engineer at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time, paying $140k–$180k. Posted October 28, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $140k–$180k
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/67d65033-dd92-4d72-8f2f-3e4b25094a0c/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-product-engineer-clera-7qvfhf

## Requirements

- Three to four years of professional engineering experience, including experience building and shipping production software at an early-stage company or as a founder.
- Full-stack skills, including TypeScript and React, a modern backend stack, and relational databases.
- Hands-on experience building features with AI or large language models, professionally or through personal projects.
- Experience owning features from conception through production deployment, making sound engineering trade-offs, and building reliable systems for complex workflows.
- A completed computer science degree, strong product instincts, and the ability to work with ambiguity and minimal process.
- Legal technology, document processing, or experience working directly with domain experts is helpful.

## Description

### About the Role

Join an early-stage legal technology team building AI-powered software for contract review and other legal workflows. As a Founding Product Engineer, you will work closely with attorneys and AI engineers to build core product capabilities and help shape the team's engineering practices. This is a high-ownership role in a fast-paced environment with an in-person, six-day workweek.

### What You'll Do

- Build and own full-stack product features, from data models and backend systems to interfaces used by attorneys and clients.

- Collaborate with attorneys and AI engineers to turn legal workflows and review practices into reliable software.

- Make pragmatic architecture and tooling decisions that support rapid delivery and future growth.

- Write maintainable, production-quality code and take responsibility for the reliability of features after launch.

- Help establish engineering standards, culture, and hiring practices as the team grows.

- Prioritize customer experience and work closely with teammates to deliver product improvements.

### What We're Looking For

- Three to four years of professional engineering experience, including experience building and shipping production software at an early-stage company or as a founder.

- Full-stack skills, including TypeScript and React, a modern backend stack, and relational databases.

- Hands-on experience building features with AI or large language models, professionally or through personal projects.

- Experience owning features from conception through production deployment, making sound engineering trade-offs, and building reliable systems for complex workflows.

- A completed computer science degree, strong product instincts, and the ability to work with ambiguity and minimal process.

- Legal technology, document processing, or experience working directly with domain experts is helpful.

### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $140,000 to $180,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

### Location

On-site in San Francisco, California. This role requires working in person six days per week.