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Founding Engineering Lead

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Clera New York Source published Oct 17, 2026 Source retrieved Oct 18, 2026
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ABOUT THE ROLE

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ABOUT THE ROLE Join an early-stage B2B SaaS team as its hands-on engineering lead, shaping platform architecture and applied machine learning strategy alongside the technical founders. You will lead a small engineering pod while building and shipping critical product work, helping establish the technical foundation and practices for the team. WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Lead a pod of three to four engineers, supporting their growth, performance, and hiring while remaining hands-on with key projects.
  • Own core platform architecture, infrastructure decisions, build-versus-buy choices, and cost considerations.
  • Set engineering standards, code review criteria, release practices, definitions of done, and on-call policies.
  • Lead technical design and initial implementation for new initiatives.
  • Evaluate applied machine learning approaches and distinguish techniques ready for production from those that are still speculative.
  • Partner with the technical leadership team on product direction, model strategy, and the engineering roadmap. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • Typically 5 to 8 years of engineering experience, with exceptional candidates who have 4 to 5 years also considered.
  • Experience training and deploying machine learning models in production, beyond integrating third-party LLM APIs.
  • End-to-end ownership of technical architecture, including infrastructure and build-versus-buy decisions.
  • Experience setting engineering practices and holding a team accountable as a technical or people lead.
  • Recent experience personally shipping software end-to-end, along with strong hands-on coding skills.
  • Applied ML judgment across classical methods and newer approaches, plus experience using AI coding agents effectively.
  • Comfort working through ambiguity, existing code, and practical delivery challenges. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary is $200,000 to $400,000 annually, with equity. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION On-site in New York City.

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