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Founding Engineer

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Clera San Francisco, remote, United States Source published Oct 16, 2026 Source retrieved Oct 16, 2026
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EmploymentFull-time
Work modeRemote / location-flexible
CountryUnited States

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ABOUT THE ROLE

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ABOUT THE ROLE Join an early-stage AI infrastructure startup as its first engineer. You will work directly with the founder to evolve a functioning product into scalable infrastructure for AI-powered service businesses, with broad ownership across the product and its technical direction. WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Develop the architecture and infrastructure needed to scale the product to a large user base.
  • Build and operate the agent runtime, including orchestration, memory, verification, and supporting systems.
  • Take projects end to end across backend, infrastructure, frontend, and AI agents.
  • Set technical standards and guide how the engineering team builds as it grows.
  • Ship improvements regularly to users operating real businesses. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • At least 2 years of experience shipping production software, or an equivalent record as a founder, solo builder, or exceptional early-career engineer.
  • Experience building and running LLM or AI agent systems in production, with real users relying on them.
  • Full-stack range, including the ability to work across backend, infrastructure, and user interfaces.
  • Experience turning prototypes into dependable systems through sound architecture, data models, runtime design, and orchestration.
  • Evidence of owning technical decisions and delivering quickly in an early-stage or independent environment.
  • Strong generalist engineering skills and practical experience with agent workflows, memory, evaluations, or verification are valuable.
  • Based in Europe and willing to relocate to San Francisco within the first year. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary is €80,000 to €140,000 annually. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are available for a move to San Francisco. LOCATION Remote within Europe, with relocation to San Francisco expected within the first year.

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