Clera

Founding Design Engineer

Clera
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5 days ago

Base Salary

$180k - $220k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the design token system, shadcn/ui component library, and Tailwind conventions across the product.
  • Define and enforce frontend patterns using React Query, React Hook Form, and Zod.
  • Audit frontend tooling and quality, including Biome configuration, Playwright end-to-end coverage, and performance.
  • Enforce WCAG accessibility standards and integrate brand guidelines into the codebase.
  • Review and improve agent-generated UI contributions using AI coding tools.
  • Build conversational, streaming, and generative AI interface patterns for B2B users.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience building polished, production-grade product interfaces, with a portfolio of shipped features.
  • Experience owning a production design system or component library.
  • Deep hands-on expertise in React, strict TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, and Radix UI.
  • Ability to translate design intent into design tokens, component abstractions, and lint rules.
  • Ability to act as the sole frontend standard-setter in a small startup environment.
  • Production experience with AI coding assistants such as Claude Code or Cursor.
  • Familiarity with non-standard AI interfaces, streaming responses, or generative views is preferred.
  • Experience with Slack Block Kit, Microsoft Teams Adaptive Cards, CLI patterns, animation, or UI state transitions is preferred.
  • Authorization to work in the United States is required.

Benefits

  • Annual salary range of $180,000 to $220,000 USD.
  • Founding-team-level equity is expected.
  • On-site in San Francisco, California, five days per week; candidates must be based in San Francisco or willing to relocate.

Tech Stack

ReactTailwind CSSTypeScript

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