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Founding Engineer (AI/ML)
Clera
San Francisco, California, United StatesPosted Oct 19, 2026 · 12h ago$130K – $170K
Full-time$130K – $170KMid levelOn-siteHR Tech
About this role
As a Founding Engineer (AI/ML) at Clera, you will be instrumental in building the core intelligence layer of our AI recruiting marketplace. You will design, develop, and deploy sophisticated recommendation, ranking, retrieval, and LLM-powered matching systems that drive candidate-role connections. This is a unique opportunity to shape the technical direction of a foundational product in a fast-paced startup environment.
What we are looking for
6- Own recommendation, ranking, and retrieval systems from design to production
- Build and improve LLM-powered matching features
- Take product features from problem definition to production
- Architect and maintain ML data pipelines and production services
- 2-5 years of experience building and shipping end-to-end software features
- Hands-on experience with recommendation, ranking, or ML matching systems
