Clera

Founding Product Engineer

San Francisco, California · On-site · Posted today

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Salary
Not listed
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
On-site
Source
Ashby (employer's hiring system)

Skills mentioned

TypeScript, React

About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage legal technology team building AI-powered software for legal workflows. As a founding product engineer, you will work closely with attorneys and AI engineers to create core product capabilities and help establish the team's engineering practices.

What You'll Do

  • Build and own full-stack features, from data models and backend systems to interfaces used by attorneys and clients.

  • Turn legal workflows and review playbooks into reliable, production-grade software in collaboration with attorneys and AI engineers.

  • Make pragmatic architecture and tooling decisions that support rapid development and future growth.

  • Write maintainable code, prioritize reliability, and take features through production deployment.

  • Help shape engineering culture, standards, and hiring as the team grows.

What We're Looking For

  • One to three years of experience building and shipping production software, ideally at an early-stage company or as a founder.

  • Full-stack development skills, including TypeScript and React, a modern backend stack, and relational databases.

  • Hands-on experience building with AI or large language models, professionally or through personal projects.

  • Experience owning features end to end, building data models for complex workflows, and making sound engineering trade-offs under time constraints.

  • Strong product judgment, communication skills, and comfort working with ambiguity in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment.

  • Legal technology, contract management, document processing, or experience collaborating with attorneys or other domain experts is beneficial.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $140,000 to $180,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California. This role requires working in person six days per week. Candidates must already be based in San Francisco or be willing to relocate without employer-funded relocation.

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