Founding Engineer

CleraSan Francisco, CaliforniaOn-siteFull-timeSenior, 5–8 yearsListed 3 hours ago

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About this role

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI/ML company as a founding engineer, working closely with the co-founders to build its product and technical foundation. The team turns real-world company data into datasets that help AI agents handle complex work.

What You'll Do

- Architect and build core product infrastructure and systems.
- Make technical decisions that establish the engineering foundation.
- Collaborate with the co-founders on product strategy and the roadmap.
- Contribute across full-stack development, DevOps, and system design as needed.
- Help mentor and hire engineers as the team grows.

What We're Looking For

- At least 5 years of experience building and shipping production software systems.
- Experience designing and implementing backend or full-stack systems at scale.
- Strong fundamentals in at least one backend programming language and experience with modern web frameworks.
- Comfort with full-stack development and cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or similar.
- A track record of shipping quickly, making pragmatic technical trade-offs, and communicating effectively in a small, collaborative team.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.