Clera

Founding Engineer

Clera
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15 hours ago
Berlin, GermanyMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Lead customer conversations and translate customer insights into product features, requirements, and technology strategy.
  • Design and build full-stack applications across the frontend and backend.
  • Advance the product’s AI capabilities using LLM design patterns, vector stores, semantic search, and model fine-tuning.
  • Transition demos and prototypes into scalable, production-ready systems.
  • Shape the product direction, technical architecture, and broader company strategy.
  • Make pragmatic system-design and scope decisions in a fast-moving startup environment.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production applications.
  • Full-stack development experience with Node.js, TypeScript, React, and Python.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM design patterns, vector stores, and model fine-tuning.
  • Experience designing, building, and deploying scalable products from MVP through production.
  • Ability to lead customer conversations and translate feedback into product requirements.
  • Startup or early-stage company experience and comfort with fast iteration and ambiguity.
  • Strong system-design ability and practical judgment around scope, constraints, and avoiding over-engineering.
  • Experience with vector databases or semantic search is a plus.

Benefits

  • Hybrid role based in Berlin, Germany.
  • Candidates willing to relocate to Berlin are welcome.
  • Visa sponsorship is available.
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