Founding Engineer ($3M pre-seed)

About this role

Join Clera as engineer #4 to build AI-powered recruiting automation that disrupts a $600B industry. You'll own entire product areas, ship daily to production, and work directly with experienced founders in a San Francisco hackerhouse environment.

What you'll do

• Own full product features from concept through deployment and iteration
• Build agentic AI systems that automate complex recruiting workflows
• Ship code to production daily and rapidly prototype new ideas
• Collaborate directly with CTO and founding engineering team on technical direction
• Engage with customers to gather feedback and refine product priorities
• Scale systems from initial launch to production reliability

What they're looking for

• TypeScript and React development
• AI-assisted coding with Cursor and similar tools
• LLM API integration and experience
• Full-stack web development
• Rapid prototyping and iteration
• Startup mentality with high agency and resourcefulness
• Customer-focused product thinking
• Systems that balance speed with scalability

Benefits

• Meaningful equity stake as early engineer
• Direct impact on product direction and company trajectory
• Living in SF hackerhouse with zero commute and tight feedback loops
• Competitive salary with significant equity upside
• Work alongside experienced founders and A-player team
• Visa sponsorship support available