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Clera

Founding Engineer

San Francisco$160k–$270kfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Join a seed-stage graph database startup as a founding engineer to build core infrastructure for AI agent memory systems. You'll own critical components like query execution, storage internals, and distributed systems while shaping long-term architecture decisions with direct product impact.

What you'll do

  • Design and ship query engine and graph storage layer components
  • Lead distributed systems architecture decisions with production consequences
  • Conduct benchmark and research work to define the technical category
  • Participate in architecture reviews and evaluate technical trade-offs
  • Mentor team members and establish engineering culture as the team grows
  • Own large, ambiguous problems independently from inception to production

What they're looking for

  • Rust or Go
  • Distributed systems design
  • Database and storage infrastructure
  • Systems-level programming
  • Query engine architecture
  • Production-grade software delivery
  • Computer science fundamentals
  • Open source development

Benefits

  • Meaningful equity package
  • Learning and professional development budget
  • Flexible PTO
  • Wellness programs
  • Gear and software stipend
  • Direct input on product direction and architecture
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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 distributed system you've designed and shipped—what were the hardest trade-offs you made?
  • Tell us about a time you owned an ambiguous, large-scope problem without a clear playbook. How did you approach it?
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