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Senior Founding Engineer (AI/ML)
Clera
San Francisco, California, United StatesPosted Sep 21, 2026 · 5h ago$130k – $170k
Full-time$130k – $170kSeniorOn-siteHR Tech
About this role
Clera is seeking a Senior Founding Engineer (AI/ML) to build and own the core intelligence layer of our recruiting marketplace. You will develop AI and ML systems for candidate and role matching, including LLM-powered features, and work closely with the founding team to ship and scale product from the ground up.
What we are looking for
6- Own AI/ML intelligence layer including recommendations, ranking, and retrieval
- Develop LLM powered matching for candidate role alignment
- Ship end-to-end features from problem to production
- Architect and maintain production data pipelines and services
- 2-5 years shipping production software with applied ML depth
- Proficiency in TypeScript or Python with LLM API experience
