Founding Product Engineer
Company websitegetclera.com (Clera, opens in new tab)
Base salary $140K to $180K
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 (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
About the Role
Join an early-stage legal technology team building AI-powered software for contract review and other legal workflows. As a founding product engineer, you will work closely with attorneys and AI engineers to turn real-world needs into reliable product features, while helping establish engineering practices as the team grows.
What You'll Do
Build and own full-stack product features, from data models and backend systems to interfaces used by attorneys and clients.
Partner with attorneys and AI engineers to translate legal workflows and review playbooks into production software.
Make pragmatic architecture and tooling decisions that support fast delivery and long-term maintainability.
Write reliable, maintainable code and take ownership of features through production deployment.
Help shape engineering standards, team culture, and hiring as the team expands.
Work directly with teammates to deliver a high-quality customer experience in a fast-moving environment.
What We're Looking For
1 to 3 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, through professional work or personal projects.
Experience owning features end-to-end and making sound engineering trade-offs under time constraints.
Strong product instincts, communication, and judgment, with the ability to work through ambiguity and take ownership.
Legal technology, contract management, document processing, or work with attorneys or other domain experts is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $140,000 to $180,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California, six days per week.
Source: Clera on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
This listingFounding Product Engineer$140K to $180K
Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding Customer Engineer)$140K to $185K
Senior Solutions Engineer$140K to $180K
Machine Learning Engineer (Mid-Level)From $140K
Founding Full Stack Engineer$135K to $155K
Lead Research Engineer, Data Quality$130K to $225K
Software Engineer, Mid-Level$150K to $300K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Founding Product Engineer (this listing) | $140K - $180K |
| Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding Customer Engineer) | $140K - $185K |
| Senior Solutions Engineer | $140K - $180K |
| Machine Learning Engineer (Mid-Level) | From $140K |
| Founding Full Stack Engineer | $135K - $155K |
| Lead Research Engineer, Data Quality | $130K - $225K |
| Software Engineer, Mid-Level | $150K - $300K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-13
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: San Francisco
Salary range: $140,000 to $180,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
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