Founding Software Engineer

Clera

San Francisco Posted November 5, 2026

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On-site Full-time Mid level
Salary Range

$150,000 - $300,000 a year

Job Description

About the Role

Join an early engineering team building software for property operations. You will shape the data model, workflows, and AI capabilities that help teams manage leasing, maintenance, payments, and accounting.

What You'll Do

  • Build the data model and workflows for a property management operating system.

  • Develop AI systems that use property context to complete work, identify missing information, and escalate issues to people when needed.

  • Make practical engineering decisions in high-stakes areas, including payments, financial records, and resident communications.

  • Ship software to users, learn from its limitations, and improve it based on feedback.

What We're Looking For

  • Senior-level, broad-based software engineering experience spanning deployment, development, operations, and user adoption.

  • Experience at a startup or hypergrowth startup, with a track record of taking projects from problem definition through launch and iteration.

  • Experience building and shipping production software end to end, in a backend or full-stack capacity.

  • Familiarity with TypeScript, Python, and PostgreSQL, or the ability to learn them quickly.

  • Experience with AI or LLM systems, payments, accounting, or property management software is relevant.

  • Ability to take ownership, learn quickly, and work effectively amid ambiguity.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $150,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, United States. Candidates must be based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate.

Required Skills
software development hiring at scale leasing accounting property management communication TypeScript Python PostgreSQL LLM
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