Clera

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

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

Base Salary

$130k - $215k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Work directly with law enforcement and prosecutors to understand evidence management challenges and user needs.
  • Build practical production solutions, including one-off analyses and custom integrations.
  • Travel 25% to 75% of the time to meet users in person and learn their workflows.
  • Translate customer feedback into pull requests, implemented features, and technical specifications.
  • Operate autonomously in a fast-moving environment with changing priorities and requirements.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of software engineering experience building and delivering production systems.
  • At least 3 years at a strong organization or program and at least 2 years at an early-stage startup.
  • Experience building full-stack software that directly addresses user problems in production.
  • Experience working directly with end users and translating their needs into technical solutions, including tailored analyses or integrations.
  • Comfort with high autonomy, ambiguity, and shifting priorities.
  • Interest or experience in government, law enforcement, criminal justice, defense, or other regulated and sensitive domains is valuable.
  • Willingness to support FBI background check and CJIS clearance processes as needed.

Benefits

  • Annual salary range of $130,000 to $215,000 USD, plus founding-level equity and performance-based bonuses.
  • Visa sponsorship is included.
  • Hybrid role in San Francisco, California; remote arrangements may be considered for exceptional candidates, with regular travel required.

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Forward Deployed
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