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Founding Engineer in USA

Clera
Full time
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USA
10/05/2026
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New York, NY

Responsibilities

Design and build AI agent systems integrated with CAD, CAE, PLM, and other engineering tools while meeting customer security needs.
Own production delivery, including reliability, observability, evaluations, regression testing, and on-call operations.
Launch and improve AI workflows in customer programs using engineer feedback and real-world outcomes.
Build evaluation and training loops based on simulations, test data, engineer corrections, and field results.
Identify system failures with engineers and turn lessons into platform capabilities.
Help shape the roadmap, expand deployments across partner organizations, and mentor a growing engineering team.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience shipping software to production, including systems customers depend on regularly.
Strong Python and backend or ML systems engineering skills.
Experience shipping production LLM agent workflows that use real tools, handle failures, and undergo rigorous evaluation.
Experience with system architecture, agent orchestration, production operations, and AI evaluation or feedback loops.
Background in applied AI, industrial software, simulation, robotics, physical-world AI, or engineering tools such as CAD, CAE, EDA, or PLM.
Strong communication skills, a collaborative approach, and willingness to travel to partner engineering organizations.

Benefits

Annual salary of $150,000 to $220,000 USD.
Full-time, on-site work in New York, New York, United States.

Salary: $150k - $220k/yr

Clera

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