Clera

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

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Base Salary

$150k - $250k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and operate the agent platform, infrastructure, and integrations runtime end to end.
  • Develop systems coordinating specialized AI agents and supporting durable execution, testing, deployment, and maintenance of integrations.
  • Set engineering patterns and technical foundations for future team members.
  • Ship production changes frequently while maintaining quality and shaping the overall system.

Requirements

  • Two to nine years of professional software engineering experience with repeated ownership of production systems from design through operation.
  • Completed or in-progress degree in engineering, computer science, or a quantitative field from a highly ranked technical university.
  • Experience as a founder of a venture-backed startup or as an engineer at an early-stage startup backed by recognized investors.
  • Strong end-to-end engineering ability across AI agent platforms, infrastructure, and integration runtimes.
  • Experience using TypeScript, React, Bun, Effect-TS, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and AWS.
  • Ability to use multiple AI coding agents while exercising sound judgment about production quality.

Benefits

  • Annual salary range of $150,000 to $250,000 USD.
  • Visa sponsorship may be available when an O-1 visa is a realistic option.
  • On-site in San Francisco, California, five days a week.
  • Candidates elsewhere in the United States should have a concrete relocation plan.

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Forward Deployed
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