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Clera

Backend Engineer

San FranciscoFrom $72kfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Join an AI-native insurtech startup to build backend systems for an intelligent insurance platform. You'll own features end-to-end using TypeScript/Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Temporal workflows, working in a fast-paced remote environment where AI coding tools are part of daily development.

What you'll do

  • Build and ship backend features including campaign engines, integrations, and core APIs
  • Design multi-tenant PostgreSQL schemas with focus on migrations and query performance
  • Implement event-driven workflows using Temporal for workflow orchestration
  • Own features end-to-end from design through production deployment and support
  • Collaborate with Head of Engineering on architecture decisions and code reviews
  • Contribute to AI-native development practices using Claude Code and similar tools

What they're looking for

  • TypeScript / Node.js
  • PostgreSQL (multi-tenant design, migrations, optimization)
  • Event-driven and queue-based architecture
  • Temporal workflow orchestration
  • AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Codex)
  • CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
  • AWS infrastructure and monitoring tools
  • Production support and on-call readiness

Benefits

  • Fully remote with international distributed team
  • Early-stage equity opportunity
  • Competitive salary up to $72,000 USD annually
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI and LLM systems
  • Fast-shipping, modern tech stack
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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

  • Tell us about a time you owned a feature end-to-end in production—what was the most challenging part?
  • How would you design a multi-tenant PostgreSQL schema to ensure data isolation and query performance at scale?
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