> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2727887-founding-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2727887-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:** Expert - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $220,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Web Scraping, Data Mining, Information Extraction, Reverse Engineering, Software Engineering, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Model Validation, Backend, Deployment Automation, Machine Learning Operations, Front End Software Development - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/founding-engineer-clera-9900148 ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience shipping production software, or equivalent demonstrated skill in a 0-to-1 environment. * Proven track record launching meaningful products on small, fast-moving, early-stage teams. * Hands-on experience building LLM applications and agentic systems, including RAG, model evaluation, and fine-tuning. * Strong background designing and maintaining high-scale distributed backend systems. * Full-stack development capability spanning backend, frontend, and infrastructure. * Comfort with infrastructure as code and deployment automation. * Deep domain knowledge in antibot systems, reverse engineering, JavaScript deobfuscation, or browser automation is a strong plus. * Experience with web scraping, data extraction, or web automation at scale is a strong plus. * Bias toward action, high ownership, and genuine excitement about early-stage startup pace and autonomy. ## Description This is a founding engineering position at an early-stage data infrastructure company, working directly with the CTO to build core systems for extracting, analyzing, and visualizing web data at scale. You will own significant parts of the product, from autonomous agents and self-serve application design to distributed backend services processing thousands of requests per second. Your work will directly power enterprise customers who depend on reliable, structured web data every day., * Build autonomous agents that solve real-world information extraction problems across diverse and unpredictable web environments. * Design and iterate on a full-stack, self-serve application that makes complex workflows intuitive for non-technical users. * Maintain and scale backend architecture to reliably handle thousands of requests per second and tens of millions of rows of data daily. * Contribute across the entire stack, including infrastructure as code, ML pipelines, and whatever else is needed to move fast. ## Related Videos - [How to scrape modern websites to feed AI agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1446-how-to-scrape-modern-websites-to-feed-ai-agents) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE – Web Scraping, Agents, Actors and more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1764-wearedevelopers-live-web-scraping-agents-actors-and-more) - [From clicks to cribs - How to find your dream home with web scraping](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/767-from-clicks-to-cribs-how-to-find-your-dream-home-with-web-scraping) - [Under the Hood of Building on Lovable](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100032-under-the-hood-of-building-on-lovable) ## Related Articles - [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) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 113 - Debugging above the cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/422-dev-digest-113-debugging-above-the-cloud)