Founding Engineer, Europe to San Francisco

Clera

San Francisco Full-time $150K – $250K/yr 3 days ago
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Location
San Francisco
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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI company building infrastructure for businesses that coordinate AI agents and human teams. As a founding engineer, you will help shape and build the product from the ground up, working closely with users and shipping production features early.

What You'll Do

* Identify user needs and define product outcomes, then design, build, and ship solutions end to end.

* Build and improve a new AI platform, with responsibility for decisions across the product and engineering lifecycle.

* Ship code to production, monitor how it performs, and diagnose and fix issues based on real-world use.

* Use AI coding tools as a regular part of your development workflow.

What We're Looking For

* At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience.

* A track record of shipping a product to real users and explaining what broke and how you fixed it.

* Experience as an end-to-end product engineer who speaks with users, defines outcomes, and delivers working products.

* Heavy daily use of AI coding tools.

* Relevant background through early engineering work at a leading AI or high-growth startup, founding or technical leadership experience, production-grade systems work, or strong technical training.

* Willingness to relocate from Europe to San Francisco by January 2027.

Compensation & Benefits

San Francisco base salary is $150,000 to $250,000 annually, with salary adjusted to the San Francisco level upon relocation. Meaningful early-stage equity is available. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are provided.

Location

On-site in Europe initially, then on-site in San Francisco, United States, following relocation by January 2027.

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