# Founding Software Engineer at Clera

Founding Software Engineer at Clera in Munich. On-site, full-time, paying $100k–$250k. Posted October 30, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: Munich
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $100k–$250k
- Experience: 3+ years
- Posted: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/bf0c7c1b-634c-4b8b-a4d3-b3545d6ad696/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-software-engineer-clera-wveb5f

## Requirements

- At least 3 years of professional experience building production-grade software systems end to end.
- Strong proficiency in Python or Rust, with a track record of building production backend or distributed systems.
- Experience designing distributed systems involving APIs, networking, and asynchronous communication.
- Early-stage startup engineering experience and the ability to take ownership in an ambiguous environment.
- Systems-level debugging skills, ideally across hardware, firmware, and software.
- Experience with robotics, physical AI, agent systems, lab automation, ML infrastructure, data infrastructure, orchestration, or developer tooling is beneficial.
- No biology experience is required.

## Description

### About the Role

Join an early-stage AI and robotics company building software that connects AI agents with real-world laboratory systems. You will own core infrastructure for coordinating experiments, devices, and distributed workflows, helping establish a new category of software for physical systems.

### What You'll Do

- Build orchestration systems that schedule and coordinate experiments across distributed labs.

- Develop robust infrastructure connecting AI agents with experiments and laboratory instruments.

- Design data systems that capture state, actions, measurements, failures, and provenance.

- Architect distributed systems that coordinate software, devices, and experiments reliably.

- Create developer tools and APIs for new workflows and integrations.

- Debug and optimize systems across software, hardware, and physical environments.

### What We're Looking For

- At least 3 years of professional experience building production-grade software systems end to end.

- Strong proficiency in Python or Rust, with a track record of building production backend or distributed systems.

- Experience designing distributed systems involving APIs, networking, and asynchronous communication.

- Early-stage startup engineering experience and the ability to take ownership in an ambiguous environment.

- Systems-level debugging skills, ideally across hardware, firmware, and software.

- Experience with robotics, physical AI, agent systems, lab automation, ML infrastructure, data infrastructure, orchestration, or developer tooling is beneficial.

- No biology experience is required.

### Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $100,000 to $250,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

### Location

On-site in Munich, Germany.