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Software Engineer
Clera
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About this role
ABOUT THE ROLE
We're an early-stage SaaS company building a platform to automate mission-critical integrations for the real economy — specifically focused on supply chain connectivity. We're looking for a Software Engineer with 3–8 years of experience who brings strong technical horsepower, sharp judgment, and a genuine drive to build foundational systems from scratch in a fast-moving environment.
This is a high-impact, high-ownership role where you'll make architectural decisions that shape the product and engineering culture for years to come. You'll work across both cutting-edge AI/agentic systems and complex infrastructure — no silos, no hand-holding.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Design and build purpose-specific AI coding agents from scratch, tailored for supply chain connectivity use cases.
- Develop and maintain core infrastructure for hosting and running integrations — effectively a mini-runtime/deployment platform (think Vercel, but purpose-built for our stack).
- Own core systems end-to-end: from the agent platform to the integrations runtime.
- Make foundational architectural decisions that will define the platform's future.
- Establish engineering patterns and best practices that scale with the team and product.
- Work fluidly across the agentic AI layer and the heavy infrastructure layer of the product.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Must-haves:
- 3–8 years of experience as an individual contributor software engineer.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript.
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven track record of shipping and owning complex software products end-to-end.
- Hands-on experience building with or using AI agents and/or Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Experience building platform engineering or infrastructure systems (e.g., runtimes, execution environments).
Nice-to-haves:
- Prior experience at a developer tools or infrastructure-focused company.
- Familiarity with any of: React, Bun, Effect-TS, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, or AWS.
- Background from a top technical university.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Salary: $150,000 – $300,000 per year, depending on experience.
- Early-stage equity opportunity.
- Direct impact on product direction and engineering culture from day one.
LOCATION
This is an on-site role based in Los Angeles, CA. Candidates should be local or willing to relocate. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Salary insight
The midpoint of this range ($225k) is about 45% above the median disclosed salary for Los Angeles roles listed on ForgeApply ($155k across 1,179 jobs).
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