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Clera

Founding Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$200,000 - $300,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 9 September 2026.

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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

A fast-moving, early-stage startup in San Francisco is looking for a Founding Engineer to join as one of the first technical hires. This is a rare opportunity to work directly with the founding team, own product decisions end-to-end, and help shape the technical direction of the company from day one. You'll wear multiple hats, move fast, and have a direct impact on what gets built and how.

What You'll Do

  • Build and ship full-stack features across the product in a 0-to-1 environment
  • Own product decisions and contribute to roadmap prioritization alongside founders
  • Set early engineering standards, architecture decisions, and development practices
  • Collaborate cross-functionally in a small, high-trust team with minimal hierarchy
  • Iterate rapidly based on user feedback and business needs

What We're Looking For

Required:

  • 3–7 years of full-stack software development experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent from a top-20 CS program
  • Strong product sense and comfort owning decisions in a small, cross-functional team
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced founding-team environments
  • Based in San Francisco, CA or willing to relocate
  • Must be legally eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship

Nice to Have:

  • Experience at a FAANG-scale organization and/or an early-stage startup (a mix of both is ideal)
  • Prior experience shipping products in a 0-to-1 context

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: $200,000 – $300,000 USD annually
  • Equity and additional benefits commensurate with a founding-team role

Location

This role is on-site in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be based in San Francisco or willing to relocate. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Other openings for this role

27 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.

Salary context

83 other open postings titled Founding Engineer state a salary: median USD 150,000 to USD 250,000 a year.

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