Founding Engineer

The role

You will ship features to production daily and own product areas from concept to deployment. You will build agentic systems that automate complex workflows.

What you will do

• Ship features to production on a daily cadence
• Own end-to-end product areas from initial concept through deployment
• Design, build, and consume REST APIs on the backend
• Build scalable frontend interfaces with React
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities using providers such as OpenAI or Claude
• Collaborate closely with the CTO and founding team to define technical direction
• Model and manage data using PostgreSQL and Supabase

Required qualifications

• Proficiency in full-stack development with TypeScript/JavaScript and Python
• Backend experience with Node.js and REST API design/consumption
• Frontend experience with React for building scalable UIs
• Experience with PostgreSQL and Supabase for data modeling and storage
• Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML features via providers like OpenAI or Claude
• Ability to thrive in a founding-stage startup environment
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Willingness to work on-site in San Francisco or commute as needed

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship is available

About the company

clera is a pre-seed AI startup building fully agentic systems that automate complex workflows.