Founding Engineer

CLERA, LLC

San Francisco, CA, United States

3 months ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Experienced

Experience required

2 years minimum

Compensation

$150,000.0 - $220,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

indeed.com

Tech stack

JavaScript (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Web Scraping Distributed Systems Graph Database Linux Servers Software Engineering TypeScript Large Language Models Multi-Agent Systems

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Backend Data Pipelines Microservices

Job description

A seed-funded B2B SaaS startup in the people-data and AI agents space is looking for a high-agency Founding Engineer to build core agent infrastructure and help scale the platform toward a Series A milestone. You’ll work directly with the founding team - including the CEO and CTO - owning critical systems that power a people-data and agent platform used by developers and enterprises alike. This is a rare opportunity to shape technical strategy from the ground up at a fast-growing, well-backed startup., * Design, build, and operate core infrastructure including APIs, LLM-powered workflows, web scraping systems, and large-scale knowledge graph architecture.

Architect and maintain production-grade systems capable of handling millions of API requests, with a strong focus on performance, cost efficiency, and reliability across cloud and Linux server environments.
Own projects end-to-end - from ambiguous problem definition through deployment and iteration - shipping quickly without sacrificing system integrity.
Collaborate directly with the CEO and CTO on technical decisions, roadmap priorities, and foundational architectural choices that define long-term direction.
Contribute broadly across the stack, including developer documentation, technical tutorials, internal tooling, and experimental builds that showcase and stress-test APIs.

Requirements

Do you have experience in TypeScript?, Required:

2+ years of experience in full-stack or backend software engineering.
Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
Experience with agent orchestration, LLMs, or web scraping.
Experience working with Linux servers in a production environment.
Proven track record of shipping code to production supporting a large user base.
Experience building entire products end-to-end, not just isolated features.
Strong computer science fundamentals.
Must be authorized to work in the United States - visa sponsorship is not available.
Must be available to work on-site in San Francisco 5 days per week; relocation is required.

Nice to Have:

Previous experience as a founder or early-stage engineer at a startup.
Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, data pipelines, or cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).