Founding Frontend Engineer at Clera
San Francisco, CA
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Jul 15, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A founding frontend engineer role at an early-stage AI-driven recruiting startup, responsible for owning the entire frontend architecture and delivering polished consumer-facing interfaces. The work involves translating designs into performant features, using AI-assisted coding tools, and helping establish engineering standards alongside the founding team. Suited to someone with a background in B2C product development who wants broad ownership at the ground level.
Mid level · 3+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 33,400 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 25,000–43,400
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The compensation is quoted in EUR (€55,000–€65,000/year) despite the role being US-based and requiring US work authorization — this is a notable inconsistency that hiring managers should verify with the posting company.
The title 'Founding Frontend Engineer' carries no explicit seniority level, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 3–5 year experience requirement and B2C focus map to a Mid-level band.
The posting requires 3–5 years of frontend development experience overall and 2+ years at B2C companies specifically, but names no specific frontend framework or language (e.g. React, TypeScript, Vue) as a hard gate — only Figma and AI-assisted coding tools are explicitly called out under requirements. The broader frontend stack is not specified.
Early-stage startup experience and willingness to work from SF, LA, or NYC are listed under 'Nice to Have' and are treated as preferred.
No visa sponsorship is available; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AI-assisted coding tools.
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