Forward Deployed Engineer

Clera; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early-stage equity

Full-time position

Job summary

Clera is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to own the integration layer with provider practices and payer systems in a hybrid Los Angeles, CA role. You will build APIs, scrapers, and custom integrations that fit each practice’s stack, shipping fast while learning the US healthcare landscape.

You’ll participate in client discovery, translate workflows into technical requirements, and contribute to the core product when integration work isn’t the bottleneck.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of full-stack engineering experience shipping features end-to-end.
• Startup background with ownership and shipping in small teams.
• Experience integrating with third-party APIs.
• Proficiency in Python and FastAPI; proficiency in React and TypeScript.
• Active use of AI coding tools with shipped production work.
• Strong communication to explain technical tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain integrations with provider practices and insurance systems — using APIs where available, scrapers and RPA where needed.
• Join client discovery sessions to map workflows into technical requirements.
• Ship custom integrations quickly and iterate based on feedback.
• Contribute to the core product when integration work is not the bottleneck.
• Develop deep knowledge of the US provider/payer landscape.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

APIs integration

Python

FastAPI

React

TypeScript

AI coding tools

Communication skills

Tools

PostgreSQL

AWS

GCP

GitHub

Job description

About the Role

We're an early-stage healthtech AI startup building a payer intelligence platform that streamlines the end-to-end payor compliance lifecycle — benefits verification, medical necessity audits, prior authorization, and appeals — for procedure-heavy specialties like Vascular Surgery, Interventional Cardiology, and Interventional Radiology.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll own the integration layer between our platform and the real-world provider and insurance systems it serves. Sitting at the intersection of our founding team and our clients, you'll translate messy healthcare workflows into clean technical solutions — building APIs, scrapers, and custom integrations that make our product fit seamlessly into each practice's stack. This is a high-ownership role where you'll ship fast, develop deep knowledge of the US healthcare landscape, and directly impact how surgical practices operate day to day.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain integrations with provider practices and insurance systems — using APIs where they exist, scrapers and RPA where they don't
• Join client discovery sessions with founders to map real-world workflows and translate them into clear technical requirements
• Ship custom integrations quickly and iterate based on real-world feedback
• Contribute to the core product when integration work isn't the bottleneck
• Develop a deep working knowledge of the US provider/payer landscape

What We're Looking For

Required

• 2–5 years of full-stack engineering experience building and shipping features end-to-end — from discovery through delivery
• Startup background with broad ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and a track record of shipping in small teams
• Proven experience integrating with third-party APIs
• Proficiency in Python and FastAPI (or equivalent backend frameworks)
• Proficiency in React and TypeScript (or equivalent frontend technologies)
• Active use of AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) with shipped production work to show for it
• Strong communication skills — able to clearly articulate technical problems and tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders

Nice to Have

• Experience building web scrapers or RPA solutions
• AWS or GCP cloud infrastructure experience
• Experience building LLM features or AI applications in production (beyond coding tools)
• Prior experience working in US healthcare or with provider/payer systems

Tech Stack: Python, FastAPI, React, TypeScript, Postgres, AWS, GCP, GitHub

Visa sponsorship: Not available

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $150,000 – $230,000 USD annually, depending on experience
• Early-stage equity
• Full-time position

Location

This is a hybrid role based in Los Angeles, CA (New York City also considered). You'll work in-person when called upon, with occasional client travel expected.