Founding Engineer, Europe to San Francisco

Clera; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Relocation support

Job summary

Clera Labs, Inc. is building an AI infrastructure platform and seeks a founding engineer to shape the product from the ground up. You will work closely with users, translate their needs into outcomes, and ship production features early.

As an early-stage team member, you will own end-to-end development, from design to deployment, and heavily leverage AI coding tools. Relocation to San Francisco by January 2027 is expected, with visa sponsorship available.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Track record shipping a product to real users.
• End-to-end product engineer who speaks with users, defines outcomes, and delivers working products.
• Heavy daily use of AI coding tools.
• Background through early engineering work at a leading AI or high-growth startup, founding or technical leadership experience, production-grade systems work, or strong technical training.
• Willingness to relocate from Europe to San Francisco by January 2027.

Responsibilities

• Identify user needs and define product outcomes, then design, build, and ship solutions end to end.
• Build and improve a new AI platform, with responsibility for decisions across the product and engineering lifecycle.
• Ship code to production, monitor how it performs, and diagnose and fix issues based on real-world use.
• Use AI coding tools as a regular part of your development workflow.

Skills

Software engineering

Product engineering

AI tooling

End-to-end delivery

Startup/leadership

Relocation willingness

Job description

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI company building infrastructure for businesses that coordinate AI agents and human teams. As a founding engineer, you will help shape and build the product from the ground up, working closely with users and shipping production features early.

What You'll Do

• Identify user needs and define product outcomes, then design, build, and ship solutions end to end.

• Build and improve a new AI platform, with responsibility for decisions across the product and engineering lifecycle.

• Ship code to production, monitor how it performs, and diagnose and fix issues based on real-world use.

• Use AI coding tools as a regular part of your development workflow.

What We're Looking For

• At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience.

• A track record of shipping a product to real users and explaining what broke and how you fixed it.

• Experience as an end-to-end product engineer who speaks with users, defines outcomes, and delivers working products.

• Heavy daily use of AI coding tools.

• Relevant background through early engineering work at a leading AI or high-growth startup, founding or technical leadership experience, production-grade systems work, or strong technical training.

• Willingness to relocate from Europe to San Francisco by January 2027.

Compensation & Benefits

San Francisco base salary is $150,000 to $250,000 annually, with salary adjusted to the San Francisco level upon relocation. Meaningful early-stage equity is available. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are provided.

Location

On-site in Europe initially, then on-site in San Francisco, United States, following relocation by January 2027.