Founding Engineer
- Remote (anywhere)
- Full-time
- Software engineering
- $160K–$200K / year
- Posted recently
You’ll apply on Clera’s own site.
About the Role
Join an early-stage B2B SaaS team building AI tools for industrial ingredient manufacturers. As an early engineering hire, you will work closely with the founding team and shape products that automate document-heavy workflows across the industry.
What You’ll Do
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Build backend systems to ingest and process documents from customer business systems and inboxes.
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Develop AI agents that complete complex compliance and food safety documentation.
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Own product features end to end, from backend services and infrastructure through frontend experiences.
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Ship quickly, learn from real user feedback, and adapt the product as customer needs evolve.
What We’re Looking For
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Experience as a founding engineer, founder/CTO, or one of the first engineers at an early-stage startup.
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Demonstrated 0-to-1 product ownership, including launching production products or major features used by real customers.
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Strong full-stack engineering range, including backend services, frontend product development, and relational database design.
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Experience with AI or LLM products, agents, retrieval, search, or automation, ideally in production.
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Relevant technologies include Kotlin and Spring Boot, React and Next.js, Postgres, and GCP. Experience with other languages or cloud platforms is welcome, and Kotlin is not required.
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Document processing, unstructured data, manufacturing, supply chain, or other industrial-domain experience is useful.
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No specific degree or years of experience are required. Evidence of shipped work, ownership, and strong engineering judgment is important.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary is $160,000 to $200,000 annually, plus equity. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California.