Founding Engineer ($3M pre-seed)

About this role

Join Clera as engineer #4 to build AI-powered recruiting automation at a pre-seed startup with $3M funding. You'll own full product areas, ship daily, and help disrupt a $600B industry alongside experienced founders and A-player engineers in a San Francisco hackerhouse.

What you'll do

• Ship production features daily and own entire product areas from concept to deployment
• Build agentic AI systems that automate complex recruiting workflows
• Work directly with CTO and founding engineers on product direction and technical decisions
• Iterate on product based on customer feedback and market needs
• Scale systems from early traction to handle growth and increased quality demands
• Collaborate closely with team in shared hackerhouse environment

What they're looking for

• TypeScript and React
• Experience coding with AI tools (Cursor)
• LLM APIs and AI integration
• Full-stack development (Supabase, Prisma, Typesense)
• Product ownership and entrepreneurial mindset
• Fast prototyping and iteration
• Customer engagement and feedback incorporation
• Startup execution and resourcefulness

Benefits

• Meaningful equity stake
• Competitive salary
• Full product ownership and decision-making authority
• Zero-commute hackerhouse setup in San Francisco
• Work with experienced founders and A-player team
• Visa sponsorship support
• Daily shipping to production with high impact