Software Engineer, Backend

About this role

Cleric is hiring a Backend Software Engineer to help build and scale an autonomous AI agent that detects and resolves production incidents. You'll work with senior engineers on agent reasoning, system integrations, and observability tools while learning to develop reliable AI systems in real-world environments.

What you'll do

• Develop autonomous agent capabilities and tool execution workflows
• Build and extend integrations with production systems
• Create evaluation and observability tooling for the agent
• Collaborate with senior engineers on feature design and implementation
• Support production AI systems in real customer environments

What they're looking for

• Python programming
• Software engineering fundamentals
• System design
• AI/ML systems (preferred)
• Distributed systems or cloud infrastructure (preferred)
• Production debugging and problem-solving

Benefits

• Work on cutting-edge autonomous AI agents in production
• Learn from senior engineers in a fast-paced startup
• Small teams with significant impact
• In-person collaboration in San Francisco