Software Engineer, AI & Data Systems
Clera San Francisco, California, United States · $200K–$280K/yr
Technology, Information and Internet · 2-10 employees
About the role
You will build and operate high-volume data pipelines and AI agent systems while taking end-to-end ownership of customer-facing products. The role involves making architectural decisions and collaborating directly with founders to translate requirements into scalable software solutions.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 1-6 years of experience with strong backend engineering skills and a proven track record of owning production systems. A CS degree from a top-tier university is required, and the candidate must be based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco.
Benefits
Full description
About the Role
We're a fast-growing, early-stage data infrastructure company building one of the world's largest living identity graphs — spanning billions of individuals — powered by autonomous AI agents operating across the open web. Our 8-person engineering team is looking for a Software Engineer, AI & Data Systems with 1–6 years of experience to build core platform capabilities and customer-facing products.
This is a high-ownership role. You'll take ambiguous customer problems, choose sensible architectures, ship products, and own them end-to-end in production. You're expected to use modern AI tools aggressively while maintaining strong engineering judgment and accountability.
What You'll Do
- Build and ship customer-facing products and core platform capabilities across backend, data, infrastructure, and frontend surfaces
- Design and operate high-volume data pipelines and services at massive scale with strong reliability, security, and observability
- Build AI agents, agent harnesses, and developer tools — then operate them reliably at very large scale
- Make architecture decisions, articulate tradeoffs clearly, and iterate designs as assumptions evolve
- Work directly with founders and customers to translate vague requirements into clear product decisions and working software
What We're Looking For
Must-haves:
- End-to-end ownership of a production system — from concept through deployment and ongoing operations
- Strong backend engineering skills: APIs, data models, and distributed systems
- Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco for a full-time, in-office role
- Experience at a talent-dense early-stage startup (seed through Series A/B) shipping across both product and infrastructure
- Hands-on experience building and operating high-volume data pipelines
- CS degree from a top-tier university
Nice to have:
- Experience building AI agents, data pipelines, or identity/entity matching systems at scale
- Familiarity with AI-native development: LLMs, agent frameworks, and related tooling
- Available to start by mid-September 2026 for our residency program
Tech stack includes: Python, distributed systems, data pipelines, LLMs, AI agent frameworks, REST APIs, cloud infrastructure.
Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $200,000 – $280,000 USD annually, depending on experience
- Early-stage equity
Location
This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco.
