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Clera

Founding Engineer

Berlin
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · Berlin
Visa
Sponsors visas

Not stated in the posting: salary.

Open. First seen 11 October 2026.

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What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Node.js · Vector Databases

Rare in Clera's other 299 open postings.

Standard for software engineering roles

Python

Common in software engineering postings at any company.

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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

From the team and dates on Clera's own job board.

About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage freight technology team building AI-powered products for sea and air freight operations. This hands-on role combines customer engagement with full-stack engineering, helping shape product and technical direction while taking solutions from demos to production-ready systems.

What You'll Do

  • Lead customer conversations and turn operational insights into product features and technical strategy.
  • Design and build full-stack applications using the team's web and backend technologies.
  • Advance AI capabilities through practical LLM patterns, vector stores, and model fine-tuning.
  • Move prototypes and demos toward scalable, reliable, high-quality production products.
  • Make thoughtful architecture decisions suited to an early-stage environment.
  • Help shape the product, technology, and company direction.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 2 years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production applications.
  • Full-stack experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and React, plus backend development with Python.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM design patterns, vector stores, and model fine-tuning; experience with vector databases or semantic search is relevant.
  • Broad product engineering experience across the application stack, including designing, building, and deploying products from MVP through production.
  • Ability to lead customer conversations and translate feedback into product requirements.
  • Experience in a startup or early-stage environment and sound judgment about balancing speed, quality, and architecture.

Compensation & Benefits

Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

Hybrid, based in Berlin, Germany. Candidates must be willing to work from Berlin or relocate there.

Other openings for this role

8 open postings for this role in Berlin, first posted 27 September 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

Salary context

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

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