Founding Engineer – Chat & Real-Time Features at Clera. Remote Location: remote. About the Role. This is an early, high-ownership engineering position on a small product team at a well-funded . healthtech startup. . You'll be one of the first engineers focused on chat and real-time features, working directly alongside founding stakeholders to shape core systems that define the user experience and product direction. This is a rare opportunity to have lasting technical impact from day one.. What You'll Do. Design and implement core chat and real-time features for a production healthtech product.. Collaborate closely with a small, cross-functional founding team to define and execute technical direction.. Build reliable, scalable services and iterate quickly based on real user feedback.. Participate in architecture and design discussions, balancing speed-to-ship with long-term maintainability.. Own components end-to-end — from implementation and testing through to monitoring and observability.. What We're Looking For. Proven track record. delivering production software in real-time or chat-related systems.. Strong engineering fundamentals with practical, full-stack experience building scalable, reliable services.. Comfort operating with high autonomy in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.. Experience collaborating effectively in remote or distributed teams.. Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder. — visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.. Compensation & Benefits. Base salary:. $135,000 – $155,000 per year. Equity:. ~0.5% – 1.5%. Opportunity to shape the technical foundation of a high-growth healthtech product. Location. Fully remote within the . United States. . Candidates must be based in the U.S. and authorized to work without visa sponsorship.
Founding Engineer – Chat & Real-Time Features at Clera