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Clera

Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Platform)

San Francisco
Salary
$160,000 - $250,000 annually
Level
Staff
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Sponsors visas

Open. First seen 9 September 2026.

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What this role asks for

Standard for software engineering roles

Python

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Read against Clera's other open postings on this site.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 292 open in Engineering. 226 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in March: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

LLM (135 of 292), TypeScript (131 of 292), Python (123 of 292), React (107 of 292), Machine Learning (70 of 292), PostgreSQL (58 of 292), JavaScript (55 of 292)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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About the role

About the Role

Join a seed-funded AI and supply chain automation startup serving US manufacturers. As a Senior/Staff Platform Engineer, you will build the software layer that powers autonomous manufacturing operations — designing scalable backend services, intelligent data pipelines, and deep integrations with ERP and freight systems that move physical goods reliably. This is a high-impact, foundational role at a small, fast-moving team.

What You'll Do

  • Design and scale backend services: Architect Next.js API routes, background jobs, and serverless functions to handle high-throughput order processing.
  • Build AI-powered agents: Develop and productionize LLM-based agents, AI/ML infrastructure, and RAG patterns for intelligent quote analysis and supplier recommendations.
  • Own the data layer: Design Supabase/PostgreSQL schemas, migrations, and complex queries covering materials, quotes, orders, and supplier relationships.
  • Architect event-driven systems: Build reliable pipelines for order state management, notification triggers, and cross-system synchronization.
  • Implement caching and rate limiting: Design strategies for external API calls to ensure reliability at scale.
  • Drive platform reliability: Establish monitoring, alerting, and observability patterns; own incident response for all backend systems.

What We're Looking For

  • Required: Experience within the supply chain domain (manufacturing, procurement, logistics, or freight workflows).
  • Proven experience designing reliable data processing with transactional guarantees — ACID semantics, exactly-once processing, and idempotent APIs.
  • Experience with NLP/ML pipelines for extracting data from unstructured documents and emails, including OCR and information extraction.
  • Familiarity integrating with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and freight/carrier APIs, including legacy or poorly documented interfaces.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals; all educational backgrounds welcome.
  • Tech stack: TypeScript, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, RAG architectures, AWS, containerization, CI/CD, RESTful patterns.
  • 2–10+ years of relevant software engineering experience.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: $160,000 – $250,000 USD annually
  • Visa sponsorship available

Location

On-site in San Francisco, CA, United States. This role is not remote.

Other openings for this role

2 open postings for this role in San Francisco, first posted 9 September 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

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