Founding Engineer ($3M pre-seed)

Clera

$120K — $150K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience in TypeScript and React development
  • Practical experience with AI technologies, especially LLM APIs
  • Startup mindset with a focus on high agency and resourcefulness
  • Strong project ownership from concept to deployment
  • Ability to adapt code quickly, balancing speed and quality

Responsibilities

  • Ship features to production on a daily basis
  • Own entire product areas from concept to deployment
  • Collaborate closely with CTO and fellow founding engineers
  • Develop automated systems that streamline complex workflows
  • Engage with customers for feedback and iterative improvements

Benefits

  • Meaningful equity in a fast-growing startup
  • Opportunity to be one of the first engineering hires
  • Zero commute with a collaborative living and working environment
  • No micromanagement; full autonomy in your role
  • Support with visa processes for qualified candidates
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, 10x 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 10-100x
  • 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.

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