Product Engineer (Mid-Level)

Clera; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Clera, an early-stage AI recruitment tech startup, seeks a full-stack product engineer to work directly with founders. You will own features from design to production, shaping both product direction and technical choices while delivering user-facing capabilities.

You will build frontend in TypeScript and React/Next.js, design backend services in Python or Node.js, and integrate LLMs. This role requires shipping in a small team, thriving in a fast-moving environment, on-site in San Francisco.

Qualifications

• 2 to 8 years of software engineering experience with a track record shipping user-facing products.
• Experience with full-stack development: TypeScript/React on frontend; Python or Node.js on backend.
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Practical experience integrating LLMs or AI services into real apps, not research only.
• Ability to translate user problems into measurable, pragmatic solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product features from requirements to production deployment.
• Build frontend experiences in TypeScript and React/Next.js emphasizing usability and performance.
• Design and implement backend services, data schemas, and tooling including CI/CD, monitoring, and testing.
• Integrate LLM and AI capabilities into product flows for reliable user value.
• Collaborate with founders, product, and design to prioritize work and define success metrics.
• Participate in architecture and roadmap discussions, making pragmatic tradeoffs for early-stage growth.

Skills

TypeScript

React/Next.js

Python

Node.js

PostgreSQL

AWS

GCP

LLM integration

CI/CD

Monitoring

Tools

CI/CD

Monitoring

Testing

Job description

About The Role

This is a full-stack product engineering role at an early-stage AI recruitment tech startup, working directly alongside founders to build and ship user-facing features that power an AI-driven talent matching platform. You will have broad ownership across the stack, from scoping and design through to production deployment, and your work will directly shape both the product and the technical direction of the company.

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end product features from requirements and API design through to production deployment.
• Build frontend experiences in TypeScript and React/Next.js that balance usability and performance.
• Design and implement backend services, data schemas, and operational tooling including CI/CD, monitoring, and testing.
• Integrate LLM and AI capabilities into product flows so that intelligence is reliable and useful for end users.
• Collaborate directly with founders, product, and design to prioritize work and define measurable success metrics.
• Participate in architecture and roadmap discussions, making pragmatic tradeoffs suited to early-stage growth.

What We're Looking For

• 2 to 8 years of software engineering experience with a clear track record of shipping user-facing products.
• Strong full-stack skills: TypeScript and React/Next.js on the frontend, plus backend development in Python or Node.js.
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Practical, production experience integrating LLMs or AI services into real applications, not research-only work.
• Demonstrated product sense and ability to translate user problems into practical, measurable solutions.
• Comfort operating in small teams with limited process, high ambiguity, and a wide range of responsibilities across frontend, backend, and DevOps.
• Experience with multi-tenant or enterprise-ready systems, real-time architectures, or high-throughput applications is a plus.
• Background in regulated industries such as healthcare, fintech, or legal, or in complex internal tooling, is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $150,000 to $300,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Location

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