Full-Time
Founding Engineer
Agent Infrastructure
Updated on 8/1/2026
Clera
11-50 employees
AI-powered candidate matching for startup roles
No salary listed
San Francisco, CA, USA
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- At least 1 year of professional experience shipping software to production.
- Design, build, and operate core infrastructure powering the people-data and agent platform, including application programming interfaces, large language model-powered workflows, scraping systems, and large-scale knowledge graph architecture.
- Architect and maintain production-grade systems capable of handling millions of application programming interface requests, with a focus on performance, cost efficiency, and reliability across cloud and Linux server environments.
- Own projects end-to-end, from ambiguous problem definition through deployment and iteration, shipping quickly without sacrificing system integrity.
- Collaborate directly with founding leadership on technical decisions, roadmap priorities, and foundational architectural choices that will define the company's long-term direction.
- Contribute across the stack and company through developer documentation, technical tutorials, internal tooling, and experimental builds that showcase and stress-test the application programming interfaces.
Clera is a candidate-first AI recruitment platform that helps professionals connect with roles at venture-backed startups. It analyzes a candidate’s CV or LinkedIn profile with AI to match skills, experience, and career goals, delivering curated job opportunities across engineering, product, design, operations, and sales, plus interview prep and application support. Employers receive pre-vetted candidates and a curated list within 24 hours of sharing a job description, using a flat-fee, no upfront cost model. The goal is to speed up hiring for startups by quickly pairing strong, culture-fit candidates with suitable roles while supporting candidates through a tailored job-search experience.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$3M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2025
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Clera surpassed $1M annualized revenue in six months post-launch.
- It now connects 25,000+ talents with 130+ venture-backed startups.
- The platform maintains 40% month-over-month growth from strong demand.
What critics are saying
- Standout.work erodes Clera’s passive candidate pool by 25–40% in 6–12 months.
- Alpha Apex Group undercuts Clera’s flat-fee model for high-value hires in 9–15 months.
- Y Combinator’s Contrario could replace Clera’s agentic matching entirely in 12–24 months.
What makes Clera unique
- Clera is the first AI talent agent representing candidates, not employers.
- It uses deep profile analysis instead of keyword matching for relevant roles.
- Candidates get direct intros to hiring managers within hours, not weeks.
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