Founding Engineer (Full-Stack) at Clera
San Francisco, CA
$175,000–$200,000from the description
Jul 13, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A founding full-stack engineering role at a seed-stage AI marketing automation startup, responsible for building and owning features across the entire stack — from backend services in Node.js/TypeScript and PostgreSQL to frontend work in Vue.js/Nuxt, plus infrastructure management and LLM integrations. The position suits an experienced generalist engineer comfortable with end-to-end ownership in an early-stage environment, working closely with both internal teams and customers.
Mid level · 2+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,200 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 900–1,550
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
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 (5)
The title 'Founding Engineer (Full-Stack)' carries no explicit seniority level, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 2+ years requirement and scope of work (full-stack feature ownership on a small team) best maps to Mid-level.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's or Master's degree… or equivalent practical experience' — the explicit equivalent-experience escape clause means no formal degree is hard-gated.
Frontend framework requirement is listed as 'React/Next.js or Vue.js + Nuxt' — these are presented as interchangeable alternatives for the same gate, so React/Next.js is the primary with Vue.js/Nuxt as alternatives.
Supabase, LangGraph, Render, Inngest, Azure, and LLM API integrations all appear under the 'Nice-to-haves' section and are marked preferred accordingly.
The role is explicitly on-site in San Francisco; relocation support is offered but remote work is not available.
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