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Founding Engineer

Clera

New York

About this role

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join a small, product-focused team as its first full-time engineering hire. You will help shape the technical direction of an early-stage insurance technology company, building AI agent systems and product capabilities that address meaningful customer needs.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Build and iterate on AI agent systems that power the core product.
  • Own full-stack development across backend services, APIs, and frontend interfaces.
  • Partner with the founding team on product decisions, balancing technical feasibility with user needs.
  • Architect scalable backend systems that support AI workloads.
  • Contribute to platform infrastructure as the team grows.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • At least 3 years of experience building and shipping full-stack products, with a strong backend foundation and product engineering mindset.
  • Experience building AI agents or similar AI systems, ideally with AI or machine learning systems in production.
  • Ability to own product decisions and deliver end-to-end work with both product and platform considerations.
  • Strong technical fundamentals, with experience at an established company or an early-stage startup; startup experience can be an alternative to a traditional academic background.
  • Insurance or financial services experience is helpful.
  • Comfort working independently and contributing across a broad engineering scope.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Salary range: $150,000 to $190,000 annually, depending on experience. Equity: 1% to 3%. Visa sponsorship is not available.

LOCATION

Hybrid in New York City, with an expectation to work from the office most days and some flexibility.

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