Founding Software Engineer is open at Clera in San Francisco. The posting gives a salary of $150K - $300K. Posted on Nov 10, 2026, and still on Clera’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
About the Role
Join an early engineering team building a software platform for property operations. You will shape the core data model and workflows, and develop AI systems that help automate work across leasing, maintenance, and accounting.
What You'll Do
- Build the data model and workflows that support the property operations platform.
- Develop AI systems that use property context to complete work, identify missing information, and escalate to people when needed.
- Make practical engineering decisions in areas requiring accuracy, including payments, financial records, and resident communications.
- Ship software to users, learn from system gaps and user feedback, and iterate.
What We're Looking For
- Experience taking projects from problem definition through launch and iteration, ideally at an early-stage startup or as a founder or early engineer.
- Hands-on experience building and shipping production software end to end, in a backend or full-stack role.
- Comfort with TypeScript, Python, and PostgreSQL, or the ability to learn them quickly. Experience with other stacks is welcome.
- Experience building AI or LLM systems, payments, accounting, property management, platform software, or production software architecture.
- Startup experience and the ability to take ownership, learn quickly, and work well amid ambiguity.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $150,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available, including for H-1B transfers.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California. Candidates should be based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate.
The employer’s own description, as published on Clera’s careers page.
Hiring at Clera
Clera has 256 open roles right now, 61 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Sales & Business Development and Marketing & Community. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $178K. See all its roles
