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# Founding Engineer

- **Company:** CLERA, LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, Node.Js, TypeScript, ReactJS, Backend, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs
- **Published:** May 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f65ca2c9acbab53b

## About the Role

Do you have experience in UI?, Required:

 * Proficiency in full-stack development with TypeScript/JavaScript and Python
 * Backend experience with Node.js and REST API design/consumption
 * Frontend experience with React for building scalable UIs
 * Experience with PostgreSQL and Supabase for data modeling and storage
 * Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML features via providers like OpenAI or Claude
 * Ability to thrive in a founding-stage startup environment - owning features and shipping rapidly
 * Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
 * Willingness to work on-site in San Francisco (hackerhouse environment) or commute as needed

## Description

Join a pre-seed AI startup as Engineer #4 on the founding team, working directly with the CTO and fellow founding engineers. This is a high-ownership, fast-paced role where you'll ship features to production daily and own entire product areas from concept to deployment. The company is building fully agentic systems that automate complex workflows - technically challenging, high-impact work at the earliest stage., * Ship features to production on a daily cadence

 * Own end-to-end product areas from initial concept through deployment
 * Design, build, and consume REST APIs on the backend
 * Build scalable frontend interfaces with React
 * Integrate AI/ML capabilities using providers such as OpenAI or Claude
 * Collaborate closely with the CTO and founding team to define technical direction
 * Model and manage data using PostgreSQL and Supabase


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