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US Founding Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of hands-on backend software engineering experience
  • At least 1 year of experience in an early-stage or small startup
  • Strong coding skills and a track record of shipping and iterating on reliable software
  • Interest in building core banking systems and financial infrastructure

Responsibilities

  • Ship production code early while learning the codebase, product, and banking domain
  • Lead engineering projects from initial design through production as an individual contributor
  • Turn complex financial and banking requirements into reliable software that works at scale
  • Make decisions about system design, data modeling, and architecture

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Clera Inc.

Staffing & Recruiting

Clera is an AI talent agent that represents job candidates and connects them directly with hiring managers at venture-backed startups. The platform uses artificial intelligence to match professionals with suitable career opportunities and facilitates introductions via email, iMessage, and WhatsApp, bypassing traditional job application processes.

Company details

IndustryStaffing & Recruiting
Company size11-50

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Job description

About the Role

Join a small engineering team building core banking systems and financial infrastructure for digital assets and modern financial services. As a founding engineer for US operations, you will help shape the systems and technical decisions that support reliable money movement at scale.

What You'll Do

  • Ship production code early while learning the codebase, product, and banking domain.

  • Lead engineering projects from initial design through production as an individual contributor.

  • Turn complex financial and banking requirements into reliable software that works at scale.

  • Make decisions about system design, data modeling, and architecture.

  • Work with engineering, product, and clients to evolve core banking systems.

  • Build simple, maintainable systems that automate operational challenges.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 3 years of hands-on backend software engineering experience.

  • At least 1 year of experience in an early-stage or small startup.

  • Strong coding skills and a track record of shipping and iterating on reliable software.

  • A high level of ownership and comfort working in new problem spaces without a playbook.

  • Interest in building core banking systems and financial infrastructure.

  • Experience with banking systems or financial infrastructure is valuable.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary of $200,000 to $400,000 annually, plus equity. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance and a 401(k) plan. Relocation support is available. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in New York, New York. Relocation support is available.

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