Clera

Founding AI Engineer

San Francisco. Posted 3 months ago

The role

This person will shape the AI architecture and product direction for a construction technology company. They will apply computer vision, LLM, and multimodal AI techniques to construction documents.

What you will do

  • Apply state-of-the-art computer vision, LLM, and multimodal AI techniques to real-world construction documents.
  • Own and prioritize the intelligence layer including modeling, data pipelines, and inference.
  • Rapidly prototype models and iterate based on user feedback and real-world data.
  • Build and deploy production AI systems that operate on noisy, heterogeneous inputs.
  • Collaborate closely with product and end users to surface and solve high-impact problems.
  • Handle practical engineering work including data labeling, ETL, and deployment tasks.
  • Communicate progress and tradeoffs with empathy and transparency across the team.

Required qualifications

  • Applied computer vision and ML experience including hands-on model training and deployment in production environments.
  • 0-to-1 builder mindset with experience launching AI systems or building core parts of a new product from scratch.
  • Familiarity with state-of-the-art CV, LLM, and multimodal model approaches and tooling.
  • Comfort iterating quickly and improving prototypes based on real user feedback.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Growth mindset.
  • Honest, empathetic collaborator.
  • Willingness to roll up your sleeves for practical engineering work.
  • Impact-driven orientation.
  • US work authorization required.

Nice to have

  • prior experience building something people used or paid for

Benefits

  • Salary: $120,000 – $180,000 per year, depending on experience.
  • Early-stage equity as a founding team member.
  • Direct impact on the product roadmap and technical direction of the company.

Before you apply

  • US work authorization required
  • visa sponsorship is not available

About the company

clera is a seed-stage construction technology company building an intelligence layer that transforms construction documents into actionable insights.