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# Backend-Leaning Product Engineer

- **Company:** CLERA, LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $275,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Software Debugging, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Product Software Implementation Methods, Systems Integration, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, Backend, Front End Software Development, Legacy Systems, Web Api
- **Published:** June 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7a18795aa28f9ef9

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Software implementation?, * Backend-focused software engineering with hands-on experience designing, implementing, and shipping customer-facing features.

 * Demonstrated ownership of the full feature lifecycle - ideation, implementation, and iteration based on customer feedback.
 * Track record of shipping real products, ideally in 0-to-1 or ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
 * Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
 * Must be legally eligible to work in the US without employer sponsorship.
 * Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate; hybrid/in-office presence required.

Nice to Have:

 * Experience with applied AI, agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, or LLM-enabled features.
 * Python proficiency (modern web/backend stacks considered - engineering quality matters more than specific stack).
 * Systems integration experience with external APIs and legacy platforms.
 * Early-stage startup experience or founding engineer background.

Not a fit if you are: frontend-only, data/internal-tools-only, pure DevOps/SRE without product ownership, pure research ML without shipping experience, or primarily motivated by corporate titles.

## Description

Join a small, high-ownership product team at an early-stage B2B SaaS startup as a backend-leaning product engineer. You'll own customer-facing features end-to-end, navigate messy integrations and legacy systems, and make product and engineering trade-offs with speed and strong judgment. This is a role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and cares deeply about shipping real products that customers use., * Own features end-to-end - from design through shipping and iteration - with minimal PM oversight.

 * Build and maintain backend systems, APIs, data models, and automation pipelines.
 * Integrate with external tools, legacy systems, and third-party services.
 * Design workflows and orchestration for AI/automation-driven product features.
 * Debug production issues and exercise strong engineering judgment under pressure.
 * Collaborate closely with founders, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders in a hybrid San Francisco setting.
 * Balance full-stack work when required, with a clear emphasis on backend ownership.


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