Clera
Founding AI Engineer
San Francisco. Posted 3 months ago
The role
You will work on the intelligence layer for a construction industry platform. You will use computer vision, LLMs, and multimodal AI to prototype and ship production systems for construction documents.
What you will do
- Apply computer vision, LLM, and multimodal AI techniques to construction documents.
- Rapidly prototype models and iterate based on user feedback and production data.
- Build and deploy end-to-end AI systems for noisy, heterogeneous inputs.
- Own the intelligence layer including modeling, data pipelines, and inference infrastructure.
- Collaborate with product and users to prioritize high-impact problems.
- Perform practical engineering work such as data labeling, ETL, and deployment.
- Communicate progress, tradeoffs, and results clearly and empathetically.
Required qualifications
- Demonstrated experience applying computer vision and/or multimodal AI in production on real-world, messy data.
- 0-to-1 builder mindset having launched an AI system into production or built a new product core from scratch.
- Hands-on experience with LLMs and modern CV/multimodal model tooling and techniques.
- Comfort iterating quickly and improving prototypes from user feedback.
- Strong communication skills.
- Willingness to handle the full spectrum of startup engineering tasks.
- Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate.
- US work authorization required.
Nice to have
- Experience building something that shipped to real users or paying customers.
- Background or domain knowledge in construction, AEC, or related industries.
- Experience at an early-stage startup or founding team environment.
Benefits
- Equity participation as a founding team member
- Opportunity to shape the technical direction of an AI product from the ground up
Before you apply
- US work authorization is required
- Visa sponsorship is not available
About the company
clera is a seed-stage AI startup building the intelligence layer for the construction industry. The platform transforms blueprints, permits, and construction documents into actionable insights.