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Founding Engineer

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Clera San Francisco Source published Oct 10, 2026 Source retrieved Oct 10, 2026
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ABOUT THE ROLE

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ABOUT THE ROLE Join an early engineering team building AI-powered software for industrial ingredient manufacturers. You will work closely with the founding team, take ownership across the product, and help automate complex document-heavy workflows in a traditionally underserved industry. WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Build backend systems that ingest and process real-world documents from customer systems and inboxes.
  • Develop AI agents that complete complex compliance and food safety documents.
  • Own product features end to end, from backend services and data models through to the user interface.
  • Ship quickly, gather feedback from users, and improve the product based on what you learn.
  • Work across application development, infrastructure, and AI as the needs of the team evolve. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • Experience can range from 1 to 10+ years. We value shipped work, ownership, and increasing scope over a specific degree or career length.
  • Prior experience as a founder, founding engineer, or one of the first engineers at an early-stage startup.
  • A track record of building and launching production products or major features that real users rely on.
  • Strong full-stack skills, including the ability to work across backend services, frontend interfaces, and infrastructure.
  • Experience with AI or LLM products, agents, retrieval, or automation, ideally in production.
  • Relevant technologies include Kotlin, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, Postgres, GCP, and commercial LLM providers. Experience with equivalent tools is welcome.
  • Backend experience processing documents or unstructured data and designing relational schemas is valuable.
  • Interest in industrial software, supply chains, food manufacturing, or other traditional industries is a plus. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary is $160,000 to $200,000 annually, plus 0.5% to 2% equity. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION This is an on-site role in San Francisco, California.

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