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Clera

Founding Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$150,000 - $220,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 9 September 2026.

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What this role asks for

Particular to this role

AWS · GCP · Linux · Microservices

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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)

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About the role

About the Role

A seed-funded B2B SaaS startup in the people-data and AI agents space is looking for a high-agency Founding Engineer to build core agent infrastructure and help scale the platform toward a Series A milestone. You'll work directly with the founding team — including the CEO and CTO — owning critical systems that power a people-data and agent platform used by developers and enterprises alike. This is a rare opportunity to shape technical strategy from the ground up at a fast-growing, well-backed startup.

What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and operate core infrastructure including APIs, LLM-powered workflows, web scraping systems, and large-scale knowledge graph architecture.
  • Architect and maintain production-grade systems capable of handling millions of API requests, with a strong focus on performance, cost efficiency, and reliability across cloud and Linux server environments.
  • Own projects end-to-end — from ambiguous problem definition through deployment and iteration — shipping quickly without sacrificing system integrity.
  • Collaborate directly with the CEO and CTO on technical decisions, roadmap priorities, and foundational architectural choices that define long-term direction.
  • Contribute broadly across the stack, including developer documentation, technical tutorials, internal tooling, and experimental builds that showcase and stress-test APIs.

What We're Looking For

Required:

  • 2+ years of experience in full-stack or backend software engineering.
  • Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
  • Experience with agent orchestration, LLMs, or web scraping.
  • Experience working with Linux servers in a production environment.
  • Proven track record of shipping code to production supporting a large user base.
  • Experience building entire products end-to-end, not just isolated features.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States — visa sponsorship is not available.
  • Must be available to work on-site in San Francisco 5 days per week; relocation is required.

Nice to Have:

  • Previous experience as a founder or early-stage engineer at a startup.
  • Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, data pipelines, or cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: $150,000 – $220,000 USD annually, depending on experience.
  • Equity participation as a founding team member.

Location

  • San Francisco, CA — fully on-site, 5 days per week.
  • Relocation to San Francisco is required for this role.
  • No visa sponsorship available; must be authorized to work in the United States.

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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