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Clera

Founding Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$160,000 - $200,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 18 October 2026.

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What this role asks for

Particular to this role

GCP · Kotlin · Next.js · Spring

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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

Join an early engineering team building AI software for industrial ingredient manufacturers. Working closely with the founders, you will help shape the product and build systems that turn messy business documents into useful workflows.

What You'll Do

  • Build backend services that ingest and process documents from customer systems and inboxes.
  • Develop AI agents that complete complex compliance and food safety documents.
  • Own features end to end, from backend services and data models through to the user interface.
  • Ship quickly, learn from customer feedback, and adapt priorities as the company grows.
  • Contribute across product engineering, infrastructure, and application development as needed.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience may range from 1 to 10+ years; demonstrated ability to ship products or major features used by real customers matters more than a specific career path.
  • Prior founding engineer, founder, or early engineering hire experience at a startup is strongly valued.
  • Strong full-stack skills, including backend systems, frontend development, and relational database design.
  • Experience building production AI or LLM products, agents, retrieval systems, or automation is a plus.
  • Relevant technologies include Kotlin, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, Postgres, GCP, and commercial LLM providers. Strong engineers with other stacks should be comfortable learning Kotlin.
  • Experience processing PDFs, unstructured data, or workflows in manufacturing, supply chain, or other traditional industries is helpful.
  • A track record of increasing ownership and delivering practical solutions in fast-moving environments.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $160,000 to $200,000 annually, plus 0.5% to 2% equity. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California. Candidates should be based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate.

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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