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Clera

Founding Engineer

  • Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
  • $120k–$200k
  • Mid level
  • Full-time
  • On-site · San Francisco
  • 3+ yrs exp
  • Added today

About this role

About the Role

Join an early-stage electronics manufacturing technology team to build AI-assisted PCB design tools and EDA automation from the ground up. This hands-on role spans software, embedded systems, and hardware production workflows, helping turn product designs into manufacturable circuit boards.

What You'll Do

  • Build and ship AI-assisted PCB design tools and EDA automation features.

  • Integrate manufacturing pipelines and support the workflow from hardware design through production.

  • Work across backend systems and user-facing platform tools.

  • Collaborate with the founding team on product direction and technical strategy.

  • Ship iteratively, respond to user feedback, and tackle evolving engineering challenges.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 3 years of experience shipping software products, including at least one physical or hardware product delivered to end users.

  • Hands-on experience with PCB design, KiCad, schematic review, or electronics hardware.

  • Proficiency in at least one systems language: C, C++, Rust, or Go.

  • Experience building and shipping embedded systems or firmware.

  • Strong foundations in algorithms, data structures, and systems design.

  • An active portfolio of side projects, open-source contributions, or personal hardware builds.

  • Startup or founder experience is useful, as is familiarity with EDA tools, manufacturing pipelines, hardware supply chains, or AI integration in design tooling.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $120,000 to $200,000 per year. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.

Written by Clera. Original job post

Skills mentioned

  • Backend
  • C++
  • Rust
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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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