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Clera

Founding Engineer, Applied AI

San Francisco
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco

Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.

Open. First seen 21 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI company building an infrastructure platform for AI-powered service businesses. As an early engineering team member, you will help shape the product and build its core systems from the ground up.

What You'll Do

  • Build and ship production features across the platform, from early definition through release.
  • Talk directly with users to identify needs, define product outcomes, and iterate based on feedback.
  • Develop and maintain reliable systems, diagnose production issues, and implement fixes.
  • Use AI coding tools as part of your day-to-day engineering workflow.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • A record of shipping software to real users, including the ability to explain what broke and how you fixed it.
  • Product engineering experience, with ownership of user conversations, problem definition, and end-to-end delivery.
  • Substantial daily use of AI coding tools.
  • Experience as a founder, CTO, or founding engineer; early engineering experience at a high-growth or AI-focused startup; a record of building demanding production systems; or strong technical foundations from a leading technical university.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary, adjusted to San Francisco market levels upon relocation, plus meaningful early-stage equity. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are provided.

Location

On-site in Europe initially, with relocation to San Francisco required by January 2027. The role is based in San Francisco after relocation.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 385 open in Engineering. 319 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 (162 of 385), Python (160 of 385), TypeScript (151 of 385), React (122 of 385), Machine Learning (92 of 385), PostgreSQL (70 of 385), JavaScript (66 of 385)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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