Founding Engineer: Consumer Platform

Job in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA

Listing for: Clera

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-10

Job specializations:

Software Development
Software Engineer, AI Engineer (Applied/Software)

Position: Founding Engineer: Real-Time Consumer Platform
About the Role

This is a unique 1-of-1 founding engineer position at an early-stage AI startup building a real-time platform focused on digital human connection. You'll work directly alongside the founder, shaping both the product and engineering culture as the company scales quickly. You'll help establish the technical foundation for a consumer product centered on meaningful, scalable interactions.
What You'll Do

Build across the full application stack-work on all aspects with the founder, design, and other engineers
Create memory, retrieval, proactivity, and related systems to improve AI presence and responsiveness
Integrate real-time video and audio models, both internal and external, to enable dynamic interactions
Set the engineering bar and help recruit world-class talent
Dogfood the product extensively to ensure quality and real user value

What We're Looking For

High energy, extremely intelligent and bright
Proven entrepreneurial spirit in startups or other fast-moving environments
Strong computer science fundamentals
Experience completing technically complex side projects
1+ years of experience in software engineering
Bonus: experience with real-time media, vision/video models, memory systems, or audio-focused projects

To View & Apply for jobs on this site that accept applications from your location or country, tap the button below to make a Search.
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).
View / Apply for Jobs
Matching My Jurisdiction