Clera

Founding Engineer

Clera
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4 hours ago
New York, NY, USAMid Level / Senior

Base Salary

$180k - $250k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own a core product or infrastructure domain from architecture through daily production releases.
  • Build and optimize multimodal agents for voice, SMS, and email, including low-latency voice experiences and persistent conversation state.
  • Define quality practices for non-deterministic systems, including evaluations, prompt versioning, guardrails, and drift detection.
  • Work across React and Next.js frontends, Node.js backends, and Python services.
  • Talk with customers, synthesize feedback, and make product decisions independently without a dedicated product manager.

Requirements

  • Three to eight years of full-stack engineering experience and a track record of shipping zero-to-one products at startups, large technology companies, or as a founder.
  • Strong production experience with TypeScript, Node.js, React, and Next.js, plus experience with Python services.
  • Hands-on experience building production systems with LLM APIs or agent SDKs.
  • Depth in at least one area such as voice or SMS agents, agent state and memory, evaluations and guardrails, or B2B2C and marketplace products.
  • Experience with low-latency systems, customer discovery, and independent product decision-making.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals; founder experience with demonstrated traction is valued.
  • Availability for occasional intense work periods during launches or major customer milestones.

Benefits

  • Compensation is $180,000 to $250,000 USD annually.
  • On-site in New York, New York, United States.
  • Occasional intense work periods may be required during launches or major customer milestones.
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