Founding Full Stack Engineer

Clera

$130K — $200K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of full-stack engineering experience shipping consumer products to production; 5-10+ years preferred.
  • Strong proficiency in TypeScript and React, demonstrated with shipped applications.
  • Proficient in Python or Node.js, with proven ability to write fast, reliable code.
  • Hands-on experience with Shopify platform and Recharge integration.
  • Experience in building and shipping consumer-facing React Native applications, particularly iOS-first.
  • Expertise in web performance optimization, including page speed and third-party script management.
  • Experience implementing privacy compliance tooling (CPRA or GDPR) and making independent architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Build and launch a consumer membership web application on Shopify and Recharge.
  • Monitor and optimize page speed and app performance across the storefront.
  • Maintain compliance of tracking and consent tools with privacy regulations.
  • Own the engineering architecture, stack choices, and security decisions.
  • Lead the development of a consumer-facing React Native app with a focus on iOS.
  • Build LLM-powered agents and internal tools with evaluation frameworks.
  • Leverage AI and automation to enhance execution speed and reduce manual tasks.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for ownership over the entire engineering function.
  • Work directly with company leadership to drive rapid development.
  • Be part of a founding team in a consumer health and wellness sector.
  • Challenging work environment that blends AI and ecommerce.
  • Flexibility to tackle high-priority problems directly with the CEO.
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a founding engineering role at a consumer health and wellness company sitting at the intersection of AI and ecommerce. You will own the entire engineering function, from a near-term membership platform MVP to a React Native consumer app and LLM-powered automation tooling, working directly with company leadership to move fast and build right.
What You'll Do
  • Build and launch a consumer membership web application on Shopify and Recharge, then own ongoing maintenance and improvements after launch.
  • Monitor and optimize page speed, app performance, and third-party script and pixel behavior across the storefront.
  • Keep tracking and consent tools properly configured and compliant with privacy regulations such as CPRA.
  • Own engineering architecture, stack choices, security decisions, vendor and contractor selection, and the databases underpinning the membership platform.
  • Lead development of a consumer-facing React Native app from the ground up, with iOS as the first priority.
  • Build LLM-powered agents and internal tools that run unattended in production, with evaluation frameworks, monitoring, and human-in-the-loop safeguards.
  • Leverage AI, automation, and low-code tools to reduce manual operational work and improve execution speed across all functions.
  • Tackle high-priority, ad-hoc problems directly with the CEO, moving fluidly between product and infrastructure decisions.
What We're Looking For
  • 3 or more years of full-stack engineering experience shipping consumer products to production, with 5 to 10 or more years of overall software engineering experience preferred.
  • Strong proficiency in TypeScript and React, with shipped production applications to demonstrate it.
  • Proficiency in Python or Node.js with a track record of writing fast, reliable code.
  • Hands-on experience with the Shopify platform and Recharge integration.
  • Experience building and shipping consumer-facing React Native applications, ideally iOS-first.
  • Demonstrated expertise in web performance optimization, including page speed, bundle size, and third-party script management.
  • Experience implementing privacy compliance tooling such as consent management and CPRA or GDPR data handling.
  • Comfort making architectural and security decisions independently with minimal guidance.
  • Familiarity with AI-powered development tools, LLM agent frameworks, and automation workflows is a strong plus.
  • A degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or equivalent demonstrated experience shipping software products.
Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $130,000 to $200,000 USD annually.
Location

On-site in San Francisco, United States.

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