Founding Engineer
clera · 1 day ago
About the Role
This is a founding engineering role at an a16z-backed AI startup building go-to-market automation tools for sales and marketing teams. You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with the founding team in New York, owning major product areas end-to-end and shipping features that directly shape the product and its customers' outcomes.
What You'll Do
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Collaborate closely with founders to define product requirements, build features, and iterate rapidly on customer feedback.
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Build and maintain core product infrastructure — APIs, backend systems, and production-ready AI features powering customer GTM workflows.
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Own features from initial development through production deployment, with full autonomy and accountability.
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Join customer calls to understand needs, demo solutions, and translate real-world feedback into product improvements.
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Leverage AI coding agents and the latest developer tooling to accelerate development velocity.
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Help establish AI-native engineering workflows and processes that compound the team's output over time.
What We're Looking For
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3+ years of software engineering experience with a strong track record of shipping and iterating in production environments.
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Proficiency in Python and TypeScript for building APIs, backend systems, and user interfaces.
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Solid data modeling fundamentals and experience designing scalable production systems.
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Hands-on experience building and deploying AI/ML features in production.
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Comfort using AI coding agents and LLM-based development tools as part of daily workflow.
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Experience shipping features end-to-end — from requirements through deployment — in early-stage startup settings.
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Ownership-oriented mindset with a desire for real influence over product and roadmap decisions.
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Bonus: Experience with GTM workflows, outbound campaigns, or customer-facing technical work.
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Bonus: Experience building interfaces consumed by both human users and AI agents.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $137,000 – $190,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in New York, NY.