Clera

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

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8 hours ago
San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$130k - $215k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Work directly with law enforcement professionals and prosecutors to understand evidence workflows and technical challenges.
  • Build immediate-use solutions, including one-off analyses and custom integrations.
  • Translate customer feedback into code, product features, and clear technical specifications.
  • Operate across the full stack while adapting to evolving priorities and requirements.
  • Travel 25% to 75% of the time to meet customers and observe their workflows.
  • Support required background checks and the CJIS clearance process.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of software engineering experience building and delivering production systems.
  • Experience working at an early-stage startup.
  • Experience building software for real user problems and working directly with end users to develop technical solutions.
  • Comfort delivering practical analyses, integrations, and other focused solutions across the full stack.
  • High autonomy, a bias toward action, and comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities.
  • Founding-stage technical leadership experience or a notable achievement demonstrating strong ownership.
  • Interest in public safety and government technology; experience in regulated or sensitive domains, investigative workflows, or government technology is helpful.
  • Willingness to complete required background checks and the CJIS clearance process.

Benefits

  • Founding-level equity and performance-based bonuses are available.
  • Visa sponsorship is available.
  • Hybrid work in San Francisco, California, with New York City also listed as a location.
  • Regular customer travel is expected; remote arrangements with regular travel may be considered for exceptional candidates.

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Forward Deployed
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