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Founding Engineer

Clera297 open roles

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$160,000 – $200,000 a year
Where
San Francisco
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Your applicationOpen nowFounding EngineerClera · San Francisco

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13.1% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Clera postings stay open a median of 6 days.

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Clera median: 6 days open

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ABOUT THE ROLE

Join an early-stage B2B SaaS team building AI tools for industrial ingredient manufacturers. As an early engineering hire, you will work closely with the founding team and shape products that automate document-heavy workflows across the industry.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Build backend systems to ingest and process documents from customer business systems and inboxes.

- Develop AI agents that complete complex compliance and food safety documentation.

- Own product features end to end, from backend services and infrastructure through frontend experiences.

- Ship quickly, learn from real user feedback, and adapt the product as customer needs evolve.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

- Experience as a founding engineer, founder/CTO, or one of the first engineers at an early-stage startup.

- Demonstrated 0-to-1 product ownership, including launching production products or major features used by real customers.

- Strong full-stack engineering range, including backend services, frontend product development, and relational database design.

- Experience with AI or LLM products, agents, retrieval, search, or automation, ideally in production.

- Relevant technologies include Kotlin and Spring Boot, React and Next.js, Postgres, and GCP. Experience with other languages or cloud platforms is welcome, and Kotlin is not required.

- Document processing, unstructured data, manufacturing, supply chain, or other industrial-domain experience is useful.

- No specific degree or years of experience are required. Evidence of shipped work, ownership, and strong engineering judgment is important.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

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

LOCATION

On-site in San Francisco, California.

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