Clera

Founding Product Engineer

Clera
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6 hours ago
San Francisco, CA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level

Base Salary

$140k - $180k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and own core full-stack product features, from data models through user interfaces.
  • Translate legal workflows and review playbooks into production-grade software with attorneys and AI engineers.
  • Make pragmatic architecture and tooling decisions balancing near-term speed with future scalability.
  • Write maintainable production-quality code and take complete ownership of shipped work.
  • Help define engineering culture, standards, and hiring practices as the company grows.
  • Drive customer-facing features through completion with a customer-first mindset.

Requirements

  • 1–3 years of experience building and shipping production software, ideally at an early-stage company or as a founder.
  • Strong full-stack ability with TypeScript, React, a modern backend stack, and relational databases.
  • Hands-on experience building with AI and LLMs through professional or personal projects.
  • Experience owning features end to end from conception through production deployment.
  • Ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving, high-ownership environments with minimal process.
  • Product instincts, an entrepreneurial mindset, strong judgment, communication skills, and a high standard for code quality and reliability.
  • Experience working directly with domain experts to translate complex workflows into software is preferred.
  • Background in legal tech, contract management, or document processing is preferred.
  • Familiarity with modern DevOps, CI/CD, and production monitoring practices is preferred.

Benefits

  • $140,000–$180,000 annual salary and available equity as part of the total compensation package.
  • Full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco, California.
  • In-person attendance six days per week is expected.

Tech Stack

Categories

Full StackProduct Engineering
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