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# Founding Engineer: Real-Time Consumer Platform

- **Company:** CLERA, LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering
- **Published:** June 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c61616c0d380b3cd

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Startup experience?, * High energy, extremely intelligent and bright

 * Proven entrepreneurial spirit in startups or other fast-moving environments
 * Strong computer science fundamentals
 * Experience completing technically complex side projects
 * 1+ years of experience in software engineering
 * Bonus: experience with real-time media, vision/video models, memory systems, or audio-focused projects

## Description

This is a unique 1-of-1 founding engineer position at an early-stage AI startup building a real-time platform focused on digital human connection. You'll work directly alongside the founder, shaping both the product and engineering culture as the company scales quickly. You'll help establish the technical foundation for a consumer product centered on meaningful, scalable interactions., * Build across the full application stack-work on all aspects with the founder, design, and other engineers

 * Create memory, retrieval, proactivity, and related systems to improve AI presence and responsiveness
 * Integrate real-time video and audio models, both internal and external, to enable dynamic interactions
 * Set the engineering bar and help recruit world-class talent
 * Dogfood the product extensively to ensure quality and real user value


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