Clera

Founding Engineer

Clera
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5 days ago

Base Salary

$200k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build backend systems that ingest and process real-world documents from customer ERPs and inboxes.
  • Develop production LLM agents that complete complex, multi-page compliance and food safety documents.
  • Own features end to end across backend services, user-facing interfaces, and product workflows.
  • Ship quickly and iterate based on direct user feedback.
  • Collaborate with founders on product direction, technical decisions, and company strategy.

Requirements

  • Prior experience as a founding engineer, founder, or one of the first 1 to 5 engineers at a seed or Series A startup.
  • Demonstrated 0-to-1 ownership of production products or major features built and shipped end to end.
  • Full-stack capability across backend services and user interfaces.
  • Strong backend engineering experience with real-world data ingestion and relational schema design, including Postgres or an equivalent.
  • Production experience building LLM and agent systems.
  • A track record of increasing ownership, scope, and impact.
  • Familiarity with JVM backends, preferably Kotlin and Spring Boot, plus React, Next.js, Postgres, and a major cloud provider.
  • Experience integrating multiple model providers such as Gemini, Anthropic, or OpenAI is preferred.
  • Side projects, open-source work, or independently launched products are strong signals.
  • No degree or years-of-experience requirement.
  • Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area or clearly willing to relocate.

Benefits

  • Base salary of $200,000 to $300,000 annually plus 0.5% to 2.0% equity.
  • Fully on-site schedule, five days per week, in San Francisco, California.
  • Visa sponsorship is not available.
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