Clera

Founding Product Engineer

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11 hours ago
San Francisco, CA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level

Base Salary

$140k - $180k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and own full-stack features, including data models, backend systems, and user interfaces.
  • Translate legal workflows and review playbooks into reliable production-grade software with attorneys and AI engineers.
  • Make architecture and tooling decisions that support rapid development and future growth.
  • Write maintainable code, prioritize reliability, and take features through production deployment.
  • Help establish engineering culture and standards and contribute to hiring as the team grows.

Requirements

  • One to three years of experience building and shipping production software, ideally at an early-stage company or as a founder.
  • Full-stack development skills including TypeScript, React, a modern backend stack, and relational databases.
  • Hands-on experience building with AI or large language models through professional or personal projects.
  • Experience owning features end to end, modeling data for complex workflows, and making engineering trade-offs under time constraints.
  • Strong product judgment, communication skills, and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment.
  • Legal technology, contract management, document processing, or experience collaborating with attorneys or other domain experts is beneficial.

Benefits

  • Base salary of $140,000 to $180,000 annually.
  • On-site in San Francisco, California, with in-person work required six days per week.
  • Candidates must already be based in San Francisco or relocate without employer-funded relocation.

Tech Stack

Categories

Full StackProduct Engineering
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