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Founding Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$150,000 - $250,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 13 October 2026.

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What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Azure · Golang · Next.js · Rust

Rare in Clera's other 299 open postings.

Standard for software engineering roles

Python

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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

As the first engineering hire at an early-stage AI software company, you'll build an end-to-end platform that observes enterprise workflows and automates them with AI-generated software. You'll work across the product and infrastructure, helping turn hands-on client delivery into a repeatable system.

What You'll Do

  • Build high-throughput systems that capture activity from client desktop environments.
  • Develop privacy protections and redaction so sensitive information stays within appropriate boundaries.
  • Model recorded work as structured processes and knowledge graphs.
  • Build coding agents that generate automation software and systems to deploy it into production.
  • Work directly with clients to understand their workflows, deliver solutions, and turn manual processes into product capabilities.
  • Own features end to end, from design through deployment and operation with real users.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 2 years of experience building and shipping production software; founder experience may count.
  • Experience building with LLMs or AI agents in production systems.
  • Strong full-stack or backend skills in TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, or a similar language, and a product mindset.
  • Experience working directly with clients or customers in a technical role.
  • Interest in a high-intensity early-stage role with founding-level ownership and comfort with ambiguity.
  • Experience with high-throughput data or event systems, Rust, desktop applications or agents, code-generation systems, Next.js, PostgreSQL, or Azure is useful.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $150,000 to $250,000 annually, plus 0.5% to 1.5% equity. Visa sponsorship is not available. This is a full-time position.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States, five days per week.

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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