Clera
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco
No sponsorship$180k-$210kDetected 2 days ago
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About the role
- This is a rare founding-level opportunity at a Series A AI company in the enterprise marketing compliance space.
- The platform is live with major enterprise customers across CPG, healthcare, and other regulated industries - and is now entering its next phase of rapid scaling.
- The Founding Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) sits at the intersection of customer trust, deal velocity, and product direction.
Responsibilities
- POC execution: Configure and ship against real customer workflows - write code, build integrations, and drive time-to-value within tight timelines.
- Stakeholder credibility: Build trust across engineering, design, sales, and customer leadership without needing direct authority.
- Product partnership: Collaborate closely with founders, product, and engineering to shape roadmap decisions - bringing structure to ambiguity and ensuring what's being built aligns with real customer needs.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, forward deployed engineering, or a closely related technical role
- Minimum 2 years average tenure across roles
- clear track record of career progression and promotions
- Proven ability to conduct customer discovery and translate findings into shipped engineering or product deliverables, quickly
- Must be legally eligible to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Experience in AI/ML tooling, workflow automation, or compliance/regtech platforms
- Background working with enterprise teams in marketing, brand, creative, or compliance functions
- Prior experience at companies such as Microsoft, Salesforce, or similar enterprise-scale technology organizations
- Startup experience strongly preferred
- strong candidates from CPG or regulated-industry backgrounds will also be considered
Compensation
- Salary: $180,000 - $210,000 per year
Benefits
- Early-stage equity commensurate with a founding-level role
Company info
- This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the crossroads of customers, product, and engineering - not siloed in just one.
- Serve as the external face of the product for customers.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must be legally eligible to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available
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