Founding Engineer

Clera

$170K — $220K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in production software or proven skills in startups.
  • Experience launching products in small, agile teams.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM applications and agent-based systems.
  • Expertise in maintaining high-scale distributed backend systems.
  • Full-stack development capabilities, covering backend and frontend.
  • Proficient in infrastructure as code and deployment automation.
  • Deep expertise in antibot systems, JavaScript deobfuscation, or browser automation is a plus.
  • Experience in web scraping or automation at scale is advantageous.
  • Strong preference for working collaboratively in-person.

Responsibilities

  • Build autonomous agents for complex information extraction across varying web environments.
  • Design and develop a user-friendly full-stack, self-serve application for non-technical users.
  • Scale backend architecture to handle thousands of requests per second.
  • Contribute to various tech areas, including infrastructure as code and ML pipelines.
  • Iterate rapidly to enhance product features based on user feedback.

Benefits

  • Salary commensurate with experience.
  • Visa sponsorship available for eligible candidates.
  • Opportunity to work directly with the CTO and influence product direction.
  • Work at an early-stage company with a focus on innovative web data solutions.
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment based in NYC.
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a founding engineering role at an early-stage data infrastructure company, working directly with the CTO to build core systems for extracting, analyzing, and visualizing web data at scale. You'll own significant pieces of the product - from autonomous agents to distributed backend services - powering enterprise customers who depend on structured, real-world web data every day.
What You'll Do
  • Build autonomous agents that solve complex, real-world information extraction problems across diverse and unpredictable web environments.
  • Design and iterate on a full-stack, self-serve application that makes sophisticated workflows intuitive for non-technical users.
  • Maintain and scale backend architecture to reliably process thousands of requests per second and tens of millions of rows of data daily.
  • Contribute broadly across the stack - infrastructure as code, ML pipelines, website updates, and whatever else keeps the team moving fast.
What We're Looking For
  • 5+ years of experience shipping production software, or equivalent demonstrated skill in a 01 environment.
  • Proven track record launching meaningful products on small, early-stage teams with rapid iteration cycles.
  • Hands-on experience building LLM applications and agentic systems, including RAG, model evaluation, and fine-tuning.
  • Experience designing and maintaining high-scale distributed backend systems (thousands of RPS, millions of data rows daily).
  • Full-stack capability spanning backend, frontend, and infrastructure layers.
  • Proficiency with infrastructure as code and deployment automation.
  • Deep domain expertise in antibot systems, reverse engineering, JavaScript deobfuscation, or browser automation is a strong plus.
  • Experience with web scraping, data extraction, or web automation at scale is a strong plus.
  • A bias toward action and comfort with the pace and ambiguity of an early-stage startup.
  • Preference for in-person, collaborative work with a tight-knit team.
Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $170,000 - $220,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location

On-site in New York City, NY. In-person attendance is expected.

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