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Founding Engineer
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Europe
Experience
Mid-level · 2+ years
Job description
First engineering hire at an early-stage AI infrastructure startup, working directly with the founder to evolve a functioning product into scalable infrastructure for AI-powered service businesses. The role carries broad ownership across the product and its technical direction.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · Europe
- Pay
- EUR 80,000 – 140,000 / year
What you'll do
- Develop the architecture and infrastructure needed to scale the product to a large user base
- Build and operate the agent runtime, including orchestration, memory, verification, and supporting systems
- Take projects end to end across backend, infrastructure, frontend, and AI agents
- Set technical standards and guide how the engineering team builds as it grows
- Ship improvements regularly to users operating real businesses
What we're looking for
- At least 2 years of experience shipping production software, or an equivalent record as a founder, solo builder, or exceptional early-career engineer
- Experience building and running LLM or AI agent systems in production, with real users relying on them
- Full-stack range, including the ability to work across backend, infrastructure, and user interfaces
- Experience turning prototypes into dependable systems through sound architecture, data models, runtime design, and orchestration
- Evidence of owning technical decisions and delivering quickly in an early-stage or independent environment
- Based in Europe and willing to relocate to San Francisco within the first year
Nice to have
- Strong generalist engineering skills and practical experience with agent workflows, memory, evaluations, or verification
Benefits
- Base salary is €80,000 to €140,000 annually
- Visa sponsorship and relocation support are available for a move to San Francisco
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About Clera
An early-stage AI infrastructure startup building scalable infrastructure for AI-powered service businesses.
Key facts
- Early-stage AI infrastructure startup
- Hiring its first engineer