Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Platform)
Company websitegetclera.com (Clera, opens in new tab)
Base salary $160K to $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 (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
About the Role
Join a seed-funded AI and supply chain automation startup serving US manufacturers. As a Senior/Staff Platform Engineer, you will build the software layer that powers autonomous manufacturing operations — designing scalable backend services, intelligent data pipelines, and deep integrations with ERP and freight systems that move physical goods reliably. This is a high-impact, foundational role at a small, fast-moving team.
What You'll Do
Design and scale backend services: Architect Next.js API routes, background jobs, and serverless functions to handle high-throughput order processing.
Build AI-powered agents: Develop and productionize LLM-based agents, AI/ML infrastructure, and RAG patterns for intelligent quote analysis and supplier recommendations.
Own the data layer: Design Supabase/PostgreSQL schemas, migrations, and complex queries covering materials, quotes, orders, and supplier relationships.
Architect event-driven systems: Build reliable pipelines for order state management, notification triggers, and cross-system synchronization.
Implement caching and rate limiting: Design strategies for external API calls to ensure reliability at scale.
Drive platform reliability: Establish monitoring, alerting, and observability patterns; own incident response for all backend systems.
What We're Looking For
Required: Experience within the supply chain domain (manufacturing, procurement, logistics, or freight workflows).
Proven experience designing reliable data processing with transactional guarantees — ACID semantics, exactly-once processing, and idempotent APIs.
Experience with NLP/ML pipelines for extracting data from unstructured documents and emails, including OCR and information extraction.
Familiarity integrating with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and freight/carrier APIs, including legacy or poorly documented interfaces.
Strong computer science fundamentals; all educational backgrounds welcome.
Tech stack: TypeScript, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, RAG architectures, AWS, containerization, CI/CD, RESTful patterns.
2–10+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $160,000 – $250,000 USD annually
Visa sponsorship available
Location
On-site in San Francisco, CA, United States. This role is not remote.
Source: Clera on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
This listingSenior/Staff Software Engineer (Platform)$160K to $250K
Staff Engineer - Agentic AI$160K to $250K
Staff Engineer, Agentic AI$160K to $250K
Founding Engineer$160K to $200K
Developer Relations Engineer$160K to $220K
Founding Product Designer/Engineer$160K to $220K
Senior Product Manager, Banking$160K to $200K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Platform) (this listing) | $160K - $250K |
| Staff Engineer - Agentic AI | $160K - $250K |
| Staff Engineer, Agentic AI | $160K - $250K |
| Founding Engineer | $160K - $200K |
| Developer Relations Engineer | $160K - $220K |
| Founding Product Designer/Engineer | $160K - $220K |
| Senior Product Manager, Banking | $160K - $200K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-06-03
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Location as the employer wrote it: San Francisco
- Salary: $160,000 – $250,000 USD annually
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