Clera

Founding AI Engineer

Clera
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Base Salary

$120k - $180k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Apply computer vision, large language model, and multimodal AI techniques to construction documents.
  • Own and prioritize the intelligence layer, including modeling, data pipelines, and inference.
  • Rapidly prototype models and improve them using user feedback and real-world data.
  • Build and deploy production AI systems that process noisy, heterogeneous inputs.
  • Collaborate with product teams and end users to identify and solve high-impact problems.
  • Handle data labeling, ETL, deployment, and other practical engineering work in a small founding team.
  • Communicate progress and technical tradeoffs clearly and empathetically.

Requirements

  • Hands-on applied computer vision and machine learning experience, including model training and production deployment.
  • Experience launching AI systems or building core parts of a new product from scratch.
  • Familiarity with state-of-the-art computer vision, large language model, and multimodal model approaches and tooling.
  • Ability to iterate quickly and improve prototypes based on real user feedback.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and growth-oriented working style.
  • Willingness to perform practical engineering work in a small founding team.
  • Impact-driven orientation, ideally with experience building something people used or paid for.
  • US work authorization is required; visa sponsorship is not available.
  • New graduates with strong applied machine learning work are considered.

Benefits

  • Early-stage equity as a founding team member.
  • Direct impact on the product roadmap and technical direction.
  • Full-time, in-office work in San Francisco, California; relocation-ready candidates are welcome.
  • Remote work is not available.

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