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Founding Engineering Lead

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Clera New York Source published Oct 7, 2026 Source retrieved Oct 8, 2026
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ABOUT THE ROLE

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ABOUT THE ROLE Lead engineering for an early-stage SaaS team building applied AI products for enterprise software. You will own architecture and technical direction while staying hands-on, partnering with company leadership on product and machine learning strategy. WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Build and lead a pod of three to four engineers, supporting their growth, performance, and hiring while shipping critical work yourself.
  • Own platform architecture and make build-versus-buy and infrastructure decisions.
  • Set engineering standards for AI-assisted development, including review criteria, definition of done, release cadence, and on-call practices.
  • Lead technical designs and initial implementations for new initiatives.
  • Assess applied machine learning approaches and distinguish research that can support live systems from more speculative ideas.
  • Partner with company leadership on product roadmap, model strategy, and machine learning direction. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • At least 5 years of engineering experience, ideally as a technical founder, founding engineer, staff-level individual contributor, or technical lead.
  • Recent experience as the primary author of shipped software, with end-to-end ownership and minimal oversight.
  • Experience leading engineers and setting technical standards, architecture, and infrastructure practices.
  • Applied machine learning judgment, including classical methods, transformers, world models, and AI agents.
  • Strong practical use of AI coding agents, comfort with ambiguity and inherited code, and a willingness to take on unglamorous work. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary range: $200,000 to $400,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION On-site in New York City.

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