> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2713284-founding-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2713284-founding-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Founding Engineer - **Company:** ONE STOP COLLECTIBLE CORP - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $220,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Artificial Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), Regression Testing, Test Data, Reinforcement Learning, Backend, Build Management, Machine Learning Operations, Industrial Software - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/founding-engineer-clera-9807793 ## About the Role * 4+ years shipping software in production, including systems that real customers depended on daily. * Proven track record deploying LLM agent workflows that call real tools, handle failure gracefully, and are held to rigorous eval suites. * Strong Python and backend or ML systems engineering skills; comfort picking the right tool for the job. * Hands-on experience with observability, evaluation frameworks, regression testing, and on-call operations for production AI systems. * Ability to design and honestly judge evaluations - knowing when to reach for retrieval, fine-tuning, RL, or plain software. * Excellent communicator who can earn trust on a shop floor and absorb domain expertise from experienced engineers. * Comfortable with regular travel to partner facilities and working in-person in New York City. * Nice to have: experience with CAD, CAE, EDA, or PLM tools; background in frontier AI, robotics, autonomous systems, or industrial software; prior RL or fine-tuning in production. ## Description This is the first engineering hire at an early-stage AI company building systems that make hardware engineering move at the speed of software. You'll partner directly with the co-founder and CTO to own the full technical stack - from architecture through production - and your work will directly shape how defense and medical device companies ship products faster., * Design and build the core architecture that integrates AI agents with CAD, CAE, and PLM tools, while meeting the security requirements of defense and medical customers. * Own end-to-end engineering execution: design decisions, production delivery, observability, eval suites, regression testing, and on-call operations. * Ship your first production AI workflow into a live customer program - one that engineers use weekly and depend on daily. * Build evaluation and training loops that improve the system from simulation runs, test data, engineer corrections, and field outcomes, including reinforcement learning grounded in real physics. * Sit alongside engineers at partner companies, identify where the system fails under real deadlines, and convert those learnings into platform capabilities. * Contribute to roadmap decisions and execute on them reliably inside active engineering programs. * Scale the platform across multiple operating companies and help build and mentor the small team that follows you. ## Related Videos - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Dirty Tests And How To Clean Them](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/515-dirty-tests-and-how-to-clean-them) - [Answering the Million Dollar Question: Why did I Break Production?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1171-answering-the-million-dollar-question-why-did-i-break-production) - [Agentic employees in world's most downloaded FinTech app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100123-agentic-employees-in-world-s-most-downloaded-fintech-app) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) - [You are not an AI developer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1148-you-are-not-an-ai-developer) ## Related Articles - [Never delegate the understanding](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/749-never-delegate-the-understanding) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Dev Digest 137 - AI'm not sure about this](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/485-dev-digest-137-ai-m-not-sure-about-this) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)