Senior Founding Engineer, Agent Systems

Clera; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Visa sponsorship not available

Job summary

Clera in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a systems engineer to own the core agent infrastructure powering AI workflows. You will design end-to-end agent orchestration, tool integrations, retrieval, and evaluation to support patient-facing and internal processes.

This role emphasizes building reliable, monitored systems, shipping scalable solutions, and continuously improving performance based on real-world data.

Qualifications

• Strong CS fundamentals demonstrated via academic achievement, competition, or self-learning.
• Experience with agent/LLM systems including orchestration, tool integrations, retrieval-augmented generation, or evaluation frameworks.
• Automation mindset with a track record of turning manual workflows into reliable, scalable systems.
• Open to recent graduates; professional experience is welcome but not required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the orchestration layer for multi-step agentic workflows across clinic operations and internal processes.
• Integrate external tools and APIs into agent systems with reliable tool calling and robust error handling.
• Build retrieval and evaluation infrastructure to measure and improve agent reliability and accuracy.
• Automate recurring manual work by identifying opportunities and shipping systems to eliminate them.
• Monitor agent performance in production and iterate on system design based on real-world behavior.

Skills

CS fundamentals

Agent/LLM systems

Orchestration

Tool integrations

Retrieval-augmented generation

Evaluation frameworks

Automation mindset

Open to recent graduates

Job description

About the Role

You will own the core agent infrastructure that powers AI systems, including the orchestration layer, tool integrations, retrieval, and evaluation that support patient-facing and internal workflows. This is a systems and infrastructure role focused on designing end-to-end agentic workflows and shipping reliable systems with ongoing monitoring and improvement.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement the orchestration layer for multi-step agentic workflows across clinic operations and internal processes.

• Integrate external tools and APIs into agent systems with reliable tool calling and robust error handling.

• Build retrieval and evaluation infrastructure to measure and improve agent reliability and accuracy.

• Automate recurring manual work by identifying opportunities and shipping systems to eliminate them.

• Monitor agent performance in production and iterate on system design based on real-world behavior.

What We're Looking For

• Strong CS fundamentals and mathematical abilities demonstrated through academic achievement, competition, or self-directed learning.

• Experience or strong project work with agent or LLM systems including orchestration, tool integrations, retrieval-augmented generation, or evaluation frameworks.

• Automations mindset with a track record of turning manual workflows into reliable, scalable systems.

• Open to recent graduates and self-taught builders; professional experience is welcome but not required.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: USD 150,000 to USD 220,000 annually. Meaningful equity and a supportive early-stage startup environment. Visa sponsorship not available.

Location

On-site, primary location in San Francisco, California, United States. The role is full-time and requires in-person work five days per week.