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# Founding Engineer

- **Company:** CLERA, LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Backend
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b9bb4f55676cc012

## About the Role

* 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.

## 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.


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