Forward Deployed Engineer

Clera

$150K — $250K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-9 years of engineering experience, preferably in backend systems and infrastructure.
  • Strong proficiency in TypeScript, with additional skills in React, Bun, Effect-TS, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, AWS considered beneficial.
  • Experience in building production-grade, distributed, or agentic systems.
  • Background from high-caliber engineering organizations like top-tier tech or consulting firms.
  • Ability to thrive in an early-stage environment, managing ownership and ambiguity effectively.
  • Solid computer science fundamentals with a commitment to delivering functional software.

Responsibilities

  • Own the agent platform, infrastructure, and integrations runtime from start to finish.
  • Establish foundational engineering patterns and standards for future hires.
  • Deliver continuous production updates while collaborating closely with the founding team.
  • Influence the architectural direction of the platform within the first year.

Benefits

  • Visa sponsorship available for eligible candidates.
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is an early engineering hire at an agentic integration platform, working directly alongside the founding team to own core systems end-to-end. You'll help build and shape the agent platform, infrastructure, and integrations runtime - the foundation everything else gets built on. It's a rare opportunity to set engineering patterns from the ground up at a company doing genuinely novel work in production AI systems.
What You'll Do
  • Own the agent platform, infrastructure, and integrations runtime end-to-end.
  • Establish engineering patterns and standards that every future hire will build upon.
  • Ship to production constantly, working closely with the founders on the full system.
  • Help shape the architecture and direction of the platform in your first year.
What We're Looking For
  • 2-9 years of engineering experience, ideally across backend systems and infrastructure.
  • Strong proficiency with TypeScript; comfort with the broader stack (React, Bun, Effect-TS, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, AWS) is a plus.
  • Experience building production-grade, distributed, or agentic systems - not just prototypes.
  • Background at high-caliber engineering organizations (e.g. top-tier tech, consulting, or developer tooling companies).
  • Comfortable with ownership and ambiguity in an early-stage environment.
  • Strong CS fundamentals and a bias for shipping working software.
Compensation & Benefits
  • Salary: $150,000 - $250,000 USD annually.
  • Visa sponsorship: Available.
Location

On-site in San Francisco, CA, United States.

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