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title: "Senior Founding Engineer, Agent Systems"
company: "Clera"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/clera"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/clera-senior-founding-engineer-agent-systems-4bd25198-35a3-4e85-aac9-c79d45eb5ca6"
apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/75adf236-35f4-4079-bebe-a1eafe55c30e"
workplace: onsite
location: "San Francisco"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: founding
role: software-engineering
region: united-states
skills: ["llm"]
date_posted: 2026-09-20T17:45:25.387Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-20T17:48:25.751Z
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# Senior Founding Engineer, Agent Systems

**Clera** · San Francisco

Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/75adf236-35f4-4079-bebe-a1eafe55c30e

## About Clera

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## About the role

##### About the Role

You will own the core agent infrastructure that powers AI systems, including the orchestration layer, tool integrations, retrieval, and evaluation that support patient-facing and internal workflows. This is a systems and infrastructure role focused on designing end-to-end agentic workflows and shipping reliable systems with ongoing monitoring and improvement.

##### What You'll Do

- Design and implement the orchestration layer for multi-step agentic workflows across clinic operations and internal processes.

- Integrate external tools and APIs into agent systems with reliable tool calling and robust error handling.

- Build retrieval and evaluation infrastructure to measure and improve agent reliability and accuracy.

- Automate recurring manual work by identifying opportunities and shipping systems to eliminate them.

- Monitor agent performance in production and iterate on system design based on real-world behavior.

##### What We're Looking For

- Strong CS fundamentals and mathematical abilities demonstrated through academic achievement, competition, or self-directed learning.

- Experience or strong project work with agent or LLM systems including orchestration, tool integrations, retrieval-augmented generation, or evaluation frameworks.

- Automations mindset with a track record of turning manual workflows into reliable, scalable systems.

- Open to recent graduates and self-taught builders; professional experience is welcome but not required.

##### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: USD 150,000 to USD 220,000 annually. Meaningful equity and a supportive early-stage startup environment. Visa sponsorship not available.

##### Location

On-site, primary location in San Francisco, California, United States. The role is full-time and requires in-person work five days per week.

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