Founding Engineer (Full-Stack)

Clera

$120K — $180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong full-stack development experience with Node.js and TypeScript
  • Proficiency in Vue.js or similar modern frontend frameworks
  • Solid understanding of database design and optimization with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
  • Experience with cloud deployment platforms and infrastructure management
  • Comfortable working in early-stage environments with ambiguity and wearing multiple hats
  • Product-minded approach to engineering with user-centric design sensibility
  • Experience with AI agents, background job processing, or startup environments (nice-to-have)

Responsibilities

  • Build features across frontend (Vue.js/Nuxt) and backend (Node.js/TypeScript) to deliver end-to-end solutions
  • Design and maintain robust database schemas with PostgreSQL, ensuring data integrity and performance at scale
  • Manage deployments, configure background job processing, and maintain dedicated cloud deployments
  • Work with AI agents and LLM frameworks to enhance product capabilities
  • Collaborate directly with customers and operations teams to understand requirements and align technical solutions with user needs
  • Work closely with stakeholders using standard development and communication tools to prioritize and execute impactful features

Benefits

  • Full-time, on-site work arrangement
  • Significant impact on product direction and technical architecture
  • Opportunity to work closely with customers and stakeholders
  • Exposure to AI technologies and product development
  • Collaboration within a small, agile team in an early-stage startup environment
Full Job Description
About the Role

Join an early-stage startup as a Founding Engineer (Full-Stack) and take full ownership of features from concept to deployment. This is a full-time, on-site position where you'll have significant impact on product direction and technical architecture.
What You'll Do
  • Full-stack development: Build features across frontend (Vue.js/Nuxt) and backend (Node.js/TypeScript) to deliver end-to-end solutions
  • Database architecture: Design and maintain robust database schemas with PostgreSQL, ensuring data integrity and performance at scale
  • Infrastructure & operations: Manage deployments, configure background job processing, and maintain dedicated cloud deployments
  • AI integration: Work with AI agents and LLM frameworks to enhance product capabilities
  • Product ownership: Collaborate directly with customers and operations teams to understand requirements and align technical solutions with user needs
  • Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders using standard development and communication tools to prioritize and execute impactful features
What We're Looking For
  • Strong full-stack development experience with Node.js and TypeScript
  • Proficiency in Vue.js or similar modern frontend frameworks
  • Solid understanding of database design and optimization with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
  • Experience with cloud deployment platforms and infrastructure management
  • Comfortable working in early-stage environments with ambiguity and wearing multiple hats
  • Product-minded approach to engineering with user-centric design sensibility
  • Nice-to-have: Experience with AI agents, background job processing, or startup environments
Compensation & Details

Work arrangement: Full-time, on-site
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

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