Senior Software Engineer

Clera

$200K — $400K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Deep obsession with novel and technically unsolved problems.
  • Ability to build large, complex systems in one-third the time typical engineers require.
  • Proficiency in TypeScript, Rust, or Python.
  • Experience with graph databases and flexible data pipelines.
  • Familiarity with applying psychology to product design and UX decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build custom database and memory systems from scratch.
  • Implement real-time LLM token state management at large scale.
  • Develop custom Unix OS distributions for humans and AI agents.
  • Rethink UX paradigms using insights from human psychology.
  • Pursue micro-optimisations across the full stack.
  • Work onsite 5 days a week in San Francisco.

Benefits

  • Variable equity on top of cash compensation.
  • Visa sponsorship available.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Join a well-funded AI and robotics startup tackling some of the hardest open problems in the field. This is a senior individual contributor role for engineers who are obsessed with novel, technically difficult challenges - the kind that don't have existing solutions. You'll work across systems-level infrastructure, real-time AI state management, custom OS development, and UX grounded in human psychology and organisational behaviour.
What You'll Do
  • Design and build custom database and memory systems from scratch.
  • Implement real-time LLM token state management at large scale.
  • Develop custom Unix OS distributions tailored for both humans and AI agents.
  • Rethink UX paradigms using insights from organisational behaviour and human psychology.
  • Pursue compounding micro-optimisations across the full stack.
  • Work onsite 5 days a week in San Francisco.
What We're Looking For
  • Required: Deep obsession with novel, overlooked, or technically unsolved problems.
  • Required: Demonstrated ability to build large, complex, and maintainable systems in roughly one-third the time most engineers consider possible.
  • Required: Proficiency in one or more of: TypeScript, Rust, Python.
  • Required: Experience with graph databases, flexible data pipelines, or ontological modelling.
  • Comfort applying psychology and organisational behaviour insights to product and UX decisions.
  • Signal of outlier intelligence - top academic background or standout real-world experience (non-traditional backgrounds welcome).
Compensation & Benefits
  • Cash compensation: $200,000 - $400,000 USD annually
  • Variable equity on top of cash
  • Visa sponsorship available
Location

On-site in San Francisco, CA (South Park neighbourhood). This is a fully in-person role - remote work is not available.

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