Founding Engineer

CLERA, LLC
San Francisco, CA, United States
20 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Software Engineering Systems Architecture Backend

Job description

We are looking for a Founding Engineer to join our early-stage team. This is a ground-floor opportunity to help shape the technical foundation of a growing company, working closely with leadership to build and scale core product infrastructure from the ground up., * Design, build, and maintain scalable systems and product features as an early engineering hire.

  • Collaborate directly with founders and cross-functional stakeholders to translate product vision into reliable, well-crafted code.
  • Make foundational architectural decisions that will influence the technical direction of the company.
  • Take ownership of the full development lifecycle - from scoping and implementation to deployment and iteration.
  • Help establish engineering culture, best practices, and processes as the team grows.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a full-stack or backend engineer, ideally with early-stage or founding engineer experience.
  • Strong fundamentals across software design, system architecture, and engineering best practices.
  • Comfort operating with ambiguity and a bias toward action in a fast-moving environment.
  • Collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills.
  • Must be legally eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship - sponsorship is not available for this role.

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