Clera

Forward Deployed Engineer

Clera
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San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level / Senior
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Base Salary

$150k - $250k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own the agent platform, infrastructure, and integrations runtime end-to-end.
  • Set engineering patterns and standards for future hires.
  • Ship production software continuously alongside the founding team.
  • Shape the architecture and overall technical direction of the system during the first year.
  • Work across agent orchestration, infrastructure, and integration runtimes.

Requirements

  • 2 to 9 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in a rigorous technical degree program, completed or in progress.
  • Experience at a pre-seed through Series A venture-backed startup or as a founder who raised outside funding or grew a team.
  • Repeated track record of shipping and owning real production systems end-to-end.
  • Proficiency with TypeScript.
  • Familiarity with React, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and AWS is preferred.
  • Ability to use AI coding tools effectively while maintaining production-quality judgment.
  • Motivation for a fast-paced, high-intensity, in-person early-stage environment.
  • Based in the San Francisco Bay Area or willing to relocate to San Francisco under a concrete, dated plan.

Benefits

  • Salary range of $150,000 to $250,000 USD annually.
  • Visa sponsorship is available where an O-1 visa is a realistic path.
  • On-site five days per week in San Francisco, California.

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