Founding Engineer Intern

Clera

  • San Francisco, California
  • 4 days ago

    Highlights

    As a Founding Engineer Intern , you'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with the CTO and founding team to build and ship production features every day — helping automate an end-to-end, fully agentic headhunting platform. Full-stack development focus with demonstrated ability to build and ship end-to-end features; not primarily an ML engineer or heavily specialized in a single language (e.g., Python, C++).

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Francisco, California
    Websitehttps://www.getclera.com/

    Description

    About the Role

    Join a fast-growing, pre-seed AI startup that is reimagining how top talent connects with startup opportunities. As a Founding Engineer Intern, you'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with the CTO and founding team to build and ship production features every day — helping automate an end-to-end, fully agentic headhunting platform. This is a high-ownership, high-impact role for a builder who thrives in scrappy, fast-moving environments.

    What You'll Do

    • Build and ship end-to-end features to production on a daily cadence.

    • Collaborate closely with the CTO and founding team to own components from ideation to deployment.

    • Develop and iterate on a fully agentic system designed to automate the headhunting process end-to-end.

    • Engage directly with users to measure impact on hiring speed and experience.

    • Contribute to a fast, high-output, low-ego engineering culture.

    • Work in a hacker-house or remote-forward setup with a strong ownership mindset.

    What We're Looking For

    Required (Dealbreakers):

    • 6+ months of professional or project-based experience building production features in TypeScript and React.

    • Full-stack development focus with demonstrated ability to build and ship end-to-end features; not primarily an ML engineer or heavily specialized in a single language (e.g., Python, C++).

    • Currently enrolled in or pursuing a degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.

    Required Skills & Experience:

    • Portfolio or GitHub demonstrating full-stack development and open-source contributions.

    • Production experience with Supabase, Prisma, and Typesense in a React/TypeScript stack.

    • Experience with Cursor as a development tool.

    • Standout credentials or projects — strong GPA, notable university, active GitHub, or recognized side projects.

    • Experience working in entrepreneurial or early-stage environments with rapid iteration and shipping cadence.

    • Strong ownership mindset: ability to take a feature from idea to production independently.

    Nice to Have:

    • Willingness to work 7 days per week during the internship.

    • Openness to working in hacker-houses in Latin America.

    Compensation & Benefits

    Compensation details were not specified for this role. This is an internship position at a pre-seed AI startup in the HR tech / talent acquisition space. Visa sponsorship is available.

    Location

    Primary location: San Francisco, CA, United States. The team operates in a hybrid/hacker-house model with a remote-forward culture. On-site presence in San Francisco is expected.

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