Clera

Founding Engineer

Clera
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5 months ago

Base Salary

$175k - $225k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build across the full application in close collaboration with the founder, design team, and other engineers.
  • Design and implement systems for memory, retrieval, proactivity, and AI responsiveness.
  • Integrate real-time video generation and audio synthesis models from internal and third-party sources.
  • Establish high engineering quality standards and participate actively in recruiting world-class talent.
  • Use the product extensively to evaluate real user value and quality.

Requirements

  • Computer Science degree from a top university.
  • 2–7 years of professional software engineering experience; new graduates are not eligible.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals and a track record of technically complex side projects.
  • High energy and entrepreneurial spirit, with startup or fast-moving environment experience strongly valued.
  • Proficiency in Python, including typed scientific Python.
  • Experience with real-time media, vision/video model training or deployment, memory systems, or audio synthesis is a bonus.
  • Familiarity with agentic coding or AI-assisted development workflows is a bonus.

Benefits

  • Visa sponsorship is available.
  • Fully on-site in San Francisco, California, with full-time in-person work required.
  • Annual salary of $175,000–$225,000 USD.
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