# Founding Product Engineer - Company: [Clera]() - Location: San Francisco - Team: Engineering - Employment type: Full Time - Posted: September 10, 2026 ## Job description ### About the Role This is a founding-team product engineering role at a seed-stage construction AI startup, sitting on a small, impact-driven product team. You will shape and ship core features end-to-end, working directly with customers to bring AI-powered blueprint analysis and cost estimation tools to the people who build housing and infrastructure. The work is meaningful: faster, cheaper construction means more homes, hospitals, and schools. ### What You'll Do * Own features fully, from weekly customer interviews through to production delivery the following week. * Build UIs that make complex blueprint and hardware data feel intuitive for users coming from paper-based workflows. * Contribute across the stack, working on a React frontend and a Python backend and infrastructure. * Architect and build new product capabilities from zero, taking ideas from concept to production. * Translate messy domain knowledge gathered from customers into clear, well-scoped product decisions. * Shape product direction alongside the team, not just implementation details. * Handle the operational and logistical work that keeps an early-stage startup moving. ### What We're Looking For * Demonstrated ability to ship full-stack features using **React** on the frontend and **Python** on the backend; all experience levels considered, including recent graduates. * A track record of owning features end-to-end, from customer discovery through production delivery. * Strong product taste and user-focused design sensibility. * Experience or clear aptitude for 0-to-1 architecture and product building. * Excellent communication skills, a growth mindset, and comfort with rapid iteration. * Genuine motivation to make housing and infrastructure more affordable, not just to maximise compensation. * Bonus: previously built a product that people used or paid for (as a founder or early startup employee). * Bonus: construction, blueprint, or estimation domain experience or a clear interest in the industry. * Bonus: experience applying AI or computer vision to construction workflows. * US work authorization required; visa sponsorship is not available. ### Compensation & Benefits Salary range: **$120,000 to $180,000 USD annually.** Equity participation is expected at this stage. Visa sponsorship is not available. ### Location On-site, full-time in **San Francisco, CA, USA.** Candidates must be willing to relocate if not already local. ## Apply [Apply on Clera]() Canonical job page: