Founding Engineer
Clera • $150,000 - $220,000
Founding Engineer
> ROLE OVERVIEW
A founding engineer role within a Series A/B level AI hardware software startup focused on accelerating how engineering teams work with AI and engineering tools. The role involves owning the technical execution end to end and directly influencing product direction and customer delivery in close collaboration with leadership. The founding engineer will design and implement the architecture that integrates AI agents with CAD, CAE, PLM tools, and historical engineering data, while meeting security requirements for defense and medical applications.
> CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and implement the architecture that integrates AI agents with CAD, CAE, PLM tools, and historical engineering data, while meeting security requirements for defense and medical applications.
- Own end to end software delivery including design decisions, production readiness, observability, testing, and on call operations.
- Deploy production AI workflows into live customer programs used on a regular basis.
> HARD REQUIREMENTS & SPECS
- 4+ years shipping production software, with experience on systems relied upon by real customers.
- Proven track record shipping AI in production and building robust evaluation suites for LLM-based workflows.
- Strong Python and backend or ML systems engineering skills; able to choose the right tool for the job.
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