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Founding Engineer, Agents

Clera · San Francisco

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In brief

Clera is hiring: Founding Engineer, Agents in San Francisco.

Duties

  • Build autonomous agents designed to handle complex computer-based work reliably over extended periods.
  • You will own core agent systems, from execution and memory to the evaluations that measure performance against human baselines.
  • Build agents that can pursue a goal over multiple weeks with minimal human intervention.
  • Design memory systems that help agents retain knowledge and improve over time.

Required profile

  • Hands-on experience building production agents that people rely on, including a clear understanding of their failure modes.
  • At least 1 to 2 years of experience at a fast-growing or AI-focused startup.
  • Experience building agent memory, long-running execution, multi-step reasoning, or systems that maintain goals over time.
  • A track record building evaluations that inform real decisions, including comparisons against human-level baselines.

Excerpt from the ad

ABOUT THE ROLE Build autonomous agents designed to handle complex computer-based work reliably over extended periods. You will own core agent systems, from execution and memory to the evaluations that measure…

Source: ad by Clera, published on Careers pages (ATS). MakeYouFirst summarises this ad; the advertiser remains responsible for its content.

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Listing published by Youssef Douiri, founder of MakeYouFirst · Updated on 10 November 2026

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