Founding Engineer ($3M pre-seed)

Clera

$120K — $160K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of software engineering experience
  • Proficiency in TypeScript and React
  • Hands-on experience with AI coding and LLM APIs
  • Startup mindset with a focus on high agency and resourcefulness
  • Ability to take ownership of projects end-to-end

Responsibilities

  • Ship features to production daily
  • Own entire product areas from concept to deployment
  • Develop fully agentic systems to automate complex workflows
  • Iterate based on customer feedback
  • Collaborate with the founding team to shape product direction

Benefits

  • Meaningful equity in a growing startup
  • Direct impact on product and company direction
  • Collaborative work environment in a hackerhouse setup
  • No micromanagement with true ownership of projects
  • Support with visa processes
Full Job Description
We're building the future of recruiting with AI - and we need an exceptional engineer to join our founding team in our San Francisco hackerhouse.

We just raised a $3M pre-seed from top-tier investors and are looking for someone to be one of our first engineering hires. This is the real deal: meaningful equity, direct impact on product direction, and the chance to build something massive in a $600B industry ripe for disruption.

The Role:

You'll be engineer #4 on the founding team, working directly with our CTO and the other founding engineers. You'll ship features to production daily and own entire product areas from concept to deployment.

We're building fully agentic systems that automate complex workflows. It's technically challenging, fast-paced, and high-impact.

Your Experience:
  • Very strong software engineering background: Experience in TypeScript and React
  • Strong practical experience working with AI: We work 24/7 in Cursor - ideally you have experience coding with AI. Bonus if you have an experience working with LLM APIs
  • Startup mindset - high agency, resourceful, and obsessed with creating value

Who You Are:
  • Take full ownership of projects, from concept to deployment and do whatever it takes to get the job done.
  • Write code fast and scrap it even faster, but know when to transition to building for scale and quality.
  • Enjoy talking to customers and iterating based on feedback.
  • Are willing to work hard, to create something new with a lot of impact, changing how millions of talents find their jobs in the future.

Tech Stack: TypeScript, React, Cursor, Supabase, Prisma, Typesense, LLM APIs, Trigger.dev

The SF Hackerhouse Setup:

We're living and building together in SF. Zero commute, 10× faster feedback loops, constant collaboration.

It's intense, but it's also incredibly productive and fun. You'll be surrounded by A-players who are all-in on building something great.

Why Join Now:
  • Be engineer #4 - your decisions will shape the entire product
  • True ownership, no micromanagement, shipping to production every day
  • Experienced founders and a team of A Players
  • Meaningful equity in a fast-growing startup
  • Join before we scale 10-100×
  • We can support with visa processes

Compensation: Competitive salary + significant equity

If you're the kind of engineer who wants to build fast, own outcomes, and create something that matters - let's talk.

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Clera

More Consumer Technology Jobs

Find similar Founding Engineer ($3M pre-seed) jobs: