- Clera
- San Francisco, CA
- Full-Time
- 25 days ago
- USD 250,000 – USD 300,000 / year
Staff Engineer.
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Staff Engineer: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This is a staff engineering role for someone building core systems at a seed-stage AI and people-data startup.
- The Person:The person will design and operate core APIs, LLM-powered workflows, web scraping systems, and large-scale knowledge graph architecture while owning projects end to end and working directly with executive leadership.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, hands-on experience with Linux servers in production environments, and experience with agent orchestration, LLMs, web scraping, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and microservices.
About the role
About the Role
This is a foundational engineering role at a seed-stage AI/people-data startup, sitting at the intersection of infrastructure, LLM-powered workflows, and large-scale data systems. You'll work directly with executive leadership to shape technical strategy and build the core agent platform from the ground up — with real ownership and outsized impact.
What You'll Do
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Design, build, and operate core APIs, LLM-powered workflows, web scraping systems, and large-scale knowledge graph architecture.
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Architect and maintain production-grade systems capable of handling millions of API requests, with a strong focus on performance, cost efficiency, and reliability.
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Own projects end-to-end — from ambiguous problem definition through deployment and iteration — shipping quickly without sacrificing system integrity.
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Collaborate directly with executive leadership on technical decisions, roadmap priorities, and long-term architectural direction.
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Contribute broadly across the stack, including developer documentation, internal tooling, technical tutorials, and experimental builds that stress-test the platform.
What We're Looking For
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10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong track record of shipping to production at scale.
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Hands-on experience with Linux servers in production environments.
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Experience with agent orchestration, LLMs, or web scraping.
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Familiarity with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), microservices, and data pipelines.
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Background at a high-growth tech company or early-stage startup; prior founding experience is a strong plus.
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High agency, comfort with ambiguity, and a first-principles approach to problem-solving.
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Currently based in San Francisco.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $250,000 – $300,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, CA, United States.
