Forward Deployed Engineer

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

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
$150,000.0 - $250,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing PostgreSQL Next.js TypeScript ReactJS Large Language Models Multi-Agent Systems Kubernetes

Job description

This is a founding-team engineering opportunity at an early-stage agentic integration platform built for the real economy. Specialized AI agents gather requirements in plain English, generate integration code, test it, deploy it, and keep it running in production - autonomously. As one of the first engineers, you’ll own core systems end-to-end alongside the founders and set the engineering foundation that every future hire builds upon.

This is not a chatbot or a thin LLM wrapper. The agents do actual work with actual consequences in production: multi-agent orchestration, a durable execution runtime (think mini-Vercel for integrations), self-healing systems, and a knowledge base that gets smarter with every integration shipped., * Own core systems end-to-end - agent platform, cloud infrastructure, and the integrations runtime, from conception through production.

  • Set the engineering patterns - define the architecture, standards, and best practices that every future engineer inherits.
  • Ship constantly - work directly alongside the founders, deploying to production frequently and iterating fast.
  • Shape the entire system - your decisions in year one will define how the platform scales technically and organizationally.

Requirements

Required:

  • Strong proficiency in TypeScript, React, Bun, Effect-TS, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and AWS
  • Proven track record shipping and owning end-to-end production systems
  • Experience designing engineering patterns and best practices at an organizational level
  • Solid background in infrastructure, deployment, and runtime systems - including monitoring, reliability, and self-healing capabilities
  • Comfort working directly with founders in a fast-paced, early-stage environment
  • Ability to work on-site in San Francisco

Nice to Have:

  • Background in agent orchestration or multi-agent system design
  • Experience with durable execution frameworks or workflow engines
  • Prior experience as an early or founding engineer at a startup

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