# Founding Software Engineer at Clera

Founding Software Engineer at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time, paying $130k–$200k. Posted June 3, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $130k–$200k
- Experience: 3+ years
- Posted: 2026-06-03
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/a4a3f45b-6227-491f-af9b-4f18f77878cc/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-software-engineer-clera-8pecg8

## Requirements

- 3+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in fast-paced startup environments.
- Demonstrated experience building products 0→1, either at an early-stage startup or through serious side projects.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript and React for frontend, and Node.js for backend.
- Experience integrating or building workflows around large language models (LLMs) and agent-based platforms.
- Hands-on experience with AWS for cloud infrastructure and PostgreSQL for data storage.
- Experience owning end-to-end feature development across frontend, backend, and infrastructure.
- Familiarity with observability, monitoring, distributed tracing, and reliable retry/queuing patterns in distributed systems.
- Strong computer science fundamentals.

## Description

### About the Role

A well-funded, seed-stage B2B SaaS startup in the supply chain integrations space is looking for a **Founding Software Engineer** to help shape the architecture, culture, and product direction of an agentic integrations platform. This is a high-ownership role where you'll work across the full stack and have a direct impact on the company's trajectory from day one.

### What You'll Do

- Build and evolve the integrations platform — including mapping, testing, retries, queues, observability, and the full infrastructure layer.

- Work across the entire stack: frontend (TypeScript, React), backend (Node.js), infrastructure (AWS), and LLM/agentic workflows.

- Own projects end-to-end, from initial specs through implementation to measurable customer impact.

- Help define product direction, engineering culture, and company-building decisions as an early team member.

### What We're Looking For

**Required:**

- 3+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in fast-paced startup environments.

- Demonstrated experience building products 0→1, either at an early-stage startup or through serious side projects.

- Strong proficiency in **TypeScript** and **React** for frontend, and **Node.js** for backend.

- Experience integrating or building workflows around **large language models (LLMs)** and agent-based platforms.

- Hands-on experience with **AWS** for cloud infrastructure and **PostgreSQL** for data storage.

- Experience owning end-to-end feature development across frontend, backend, and infrastructure.

- Familiarity with observability, monitoring, distributed tracing, and reliable retry/queuing patterns in distributed systems.

- Strong computer science fundamentals.

**Nice to Have:**

- Experience in supply chain, logistics, or enterprise integration domains (EDI, ERP, WMS, TMS, etc.).

- Familiarity with Vercel and Tailwind CSS.

### Compensation & Benefits

- **Salary:** $130,000 – $200,000 USD annually

- Visa sponsorship available

- Early-stage equity opportunity as a founding team member

### Location

This is an **on-site** role based in **San Francisco, CA**. Candidates must be willing to work from the San Francisco office.