Clera

Backend-Leaning Product Engineer

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3 months ago

Base Salary

$275k - $275k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own customer-facing features end-to-end from design through shipping and iteration with minimal product-management oversight.
  • Build and maintain backend systems, APIs, data models, and automation pipelines.
  • Integrate external tools, legacy systems, and third-party services.
  • Design workflows and orchestration for AI- and automation-driven product features.
  • Debug production issues and make engineering trade-offs under pressure.
  • Collaborate with founders, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Perform full-stack work when needed while maintaining a primary focus on backend ownership.

Requirements

  • Hands-on backend software engineering experience designing, implementing, and shipping customer-facing features.
  • Demonstrated ownership of the full feature lifecycle, including ideation, implementation, and customer-feedback-driven iteration.
  • Track record of shipping real products, ideally in 0-to-1 or ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
  • Must be legally eligible to work in the US without employer sponsorship.
  • Must be based in San Francisco or willing to relocate, with hybrid or in-office presence required.
  • Preferred qualifications include applied AI, agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, LLM-enabled features, Python, systems integration, early-stage startup experience, or a founding-engineer background.

Benefits

  • Base salary up to $275,000 depending on experience.
  • Meaningful equity package.
  • San Francisco-based hybrid/on-site work arrangement.
  • No visa sponsorship available.

Tech Stack

Categories

BackendProduct Engineering
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