Clera

Founding Software Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$150,000 - $300,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 4 November 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early engineering team building software for property operations. You will shape the data model, workflows, and AI capabilities that help teams manage leasing, maintenance, payments, and accounting.

What You'll Do

  • Build the data model and workflows for a property management operating system.
  • Develop AI systems that use property context to complete work, identify missing information, and escalate issues to people when needed.
  • Make practical engineering decisions in high-stakes areas, including payments, financial records, and resident communications.
  • Ship software to users, learn from its limitations, and improve it based on feedback.

What We're Looking For

  • Senior-level, broad-based software engineering experience spanning deployment, development, operations, and user adoption.
  • Experience at a startup or hypergrowth startup, with a track record of taking projects from problem definition through launch and iteration.
  • Experience building and shipping production software end to end, in a backend or full-stack capacity.
  • Familiarity with TypeScript, Python, and PostgreSQL, or the ability to learn them quickly.
  • Experience with AI or LLM systems, payments, accounting, or property management software is relevant.
  • Ability to take ownership, learn quickly, and work effectively amid ambiguity.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $150,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, United States. Candidates must be based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate.

What this role asks for

Standard for software engineering roles

Python

Common in software engineering postings at any company.

Compared with Clera's other open jobs.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 181 open in Engineering. 115 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 (87 of 181), TypeScript (86 of 181), React (74 of 181), Python (70 of 181), Machine Learning (43 of 181), Supabase (37 of 181), PostgreSQL (35 of 181)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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

Posting history

Reposted once since 9 September 2026: a posting for this role in San Francisco was taken down and the role was posted again.

Salary context

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

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