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Clera

Founding Engineer, Europe to San Francisco

San Francisco · On-site · FullTime · Engineering

$150K – $250K

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About the role

ABOUT THE ROLE Join an early-stage AI company building infrastructure for businesses that coordinate AI agents and human teams. As a founding engineer, you will help shape and build the product from the ground up, working closely with users and shipping production features early. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Identify user needs and define product outcomes, then design, build, and ship solutions end to end. - Build and improve a new AI platform, with responsibility for decisions across the product and engineering lifecycle. - Ship code to production, monitor how it performs, and diagnose and fix issues based on real-world use. - Use AI coding tools as a regular part of your development workflow. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience. - A track record of shipping a product to real users and explaining what broke and how you fixed it. - Experience as an end-to-end product engineer who speaks with users, defines outcomes, and delivers working products. - Heavy daily use of AI coding tools. - Relevant background through early engineering work at a leading AI or high-growth startup, founding or technical leadership experience, production-grade systems work, or strong technical training. - Willingness to relocate from Europe to San Francisco by January 2027. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS San Francisco base salary is $150,000 to $250,000 annually, with salary adjusted to the San Francisco level upon relocation. Meaningful early-stage equity is available. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are provided. LOCATION On-site in Europe initially, then on-site in San Francisco, United States, following relocation by January 2027.