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Clera

AI & Backend Engineer

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About this role

Join a lean B2B SaaS startup building AI-powered customer support agents that autonomously resolve enterprise tickets. As an AI & Backend Engineer, you'll own full-stack features end-to-end, designing intelligent agent pipelines and scaling the infrastructure that powers them in a hands-on role at a sub-15 person company.

What you'll do

  • Design and ship full-stack product features from conception through production deployment
  • Build AI-powered capabilities including LLM integrations, prompt engineering, and agent orchestration pipelines
  • Develop and maintain backend systems using Python and FastAPI to support agent operations
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to plan, scope, and launch new agent features
  • Optimize internal development workflows by integrating AI coding tools into team practices
  • Manage database architectures using PostgreSQL and Firestore for scalable data operations

What they're looking for

  • Backend engineering (Python, FastAPI)
  • LLM integration and prompt engineering
  • AI agent design and implementation
  • Full-stack development (TypeScript, React, Next.js)
  • Relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Firestore)
  • Infrastructure and DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, GCP)
  • System architecture design
  • AI coding tools and workflows

Benefits

  • Visa sponsorship available
  • Direct impact on product direction and strategy
  • High ownership and autonomy in a small team
  • Hands-on work with cutting-edge AI models
  • Collaborative environment with rapid iteration cycles
  • On-site collaboration in Munich for team cohesion
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Clera

Clera builds an agentic operating system that automates complex workflows and processes through AI agents, with a platform designed to simplify distributed infrastructure management for developers. The company is hiring Founding Engineers, Customer Engineers, and Product Engineers to develop both backend systems and user-facing interfaces across their AI automation products.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a backend system or AI feature you shipped to production—what was your architectural approach and what challenges did you solve?
  • Tell us about a personal project involving LLMs or AI that demonstrates your curiosity in this space.