CTO / Technical Co-Founder
Company websitegetclera.com (Clera, opens in new tab)
Base salary From $250K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in San Francisco, CA
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- LocationSan Francisco, CA
- WorkplaceOn-site
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (52 min ago) · observed since
About this job
About the Role
As CTO and a founding team member at an early-stage AI company focused on agriculture, you will own technical vision and execution from the ground up. You will shape core architecture, deliver the first production systems, and help build the engineering team.
What You'll Do
Design and own the architecture for core product systems.
Build and deploy production systems using modern AI models and tooling.
Hire and lead the initial engineering team, establishing technical standards and culture.
Set shipping priorities and balance speed, quality, and scope.
Partner with company leadership on technical strategy and execution.
What We're Looking For
2 to 8 years of hands-on experience building and shipping products with modern AI models and tooling.
Experience deploying production systems using current AI models and frameworks.
Strong systems architecture skills, including architecting systems from inception.
Experience building or leading early-stage engineering teams and owning end-to-end technical decisions.
Working knowledge of Python, TypeScript, and PyTorch.
A collaborative, hands-on approach and interest in applying AI to agriculture.
Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
Compensation & Benefits
$250,000 annual base salary and 5% equity. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California, six days per week. Relocation support is available.
Source: Clera on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($250,000) is above 79% of the 43 Executive roles in California listed on this site; 1 other lists the same floor. Their median floor is $180,000; the middle half runs from $150,850 to $220,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
This listingCTO / Technical Co-FounderFrom $250K
Principal Robotic Controls Engineer$250K to $315K
Principal Robotics Software Engineer$235K to $305K
Principal Mechanical Engineer$235K to $305K
Principal AI Architect$270K to $330K
Founding AI Engineer$225K to $255K
Founding Product Engineer$200K to $250K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| CTO / Technical Co-Founder (this listing) | From $250K |
| Principal Robotic Controls Engineer | $250K - $315K |
| Principal Robotics Software Engineer | $235K - $305K |
| Principal Mechanical Engineer | $235K - $305K |
| Principal AI Architect | $270K - $330K |
| Founding AI Engineer | $225K - $255K |
| Founding Product Engineer | $200K - $250K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- fields changed
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-11-05
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: San Francisco
$250,000 annual base salary and 5% equity. Visa sponsorship is not a
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- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
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