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Founding Software Engineer

$150k - $200k

Clera

About the Role

We're a seed-stage, Y Combinator-backed insurtech AI company building agentic workflows that automate complex claims operations for insurance carriers, third-party administrators (TPAs), and their partners. Our platform handles everything from claim intake and status updates to third-party outreach and document parsing - processing millions of claims across Workers' Compensation, Property & Casualty, and Health insurance sectors.

We're looking for a Founding Software Engineer to join our small, high-velocity team and help shape the core platform. This is a forward-deployed engineering role - you'll work directly with customers, map their workflows, and ship production-grade code that solves real problems at scale.
What You'll Do
  • Build voice AI systems and document agent workflows that process millions of insurance claims.
  • Partner directly with customers to deeply understand their workflows and deliver friction-free solutions.
  • Ship production-grade TypeScript and Python code that operates on live claims data.
  • Design APIs, data models, and integrations with claims management systems and external platforms.
  • Contribute to foundational architectural decisions as an early member of the engineering team.
What We're Looking For

Required:
  • 3+ years of professional software development experience with TypeScript and Python in production environments.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS , Docker , and PostgreSQL in production.
  • Proven ability to design and implement APIs, data models, and integrations with external systems (e.g., claims management systems or similar enterprise platforms).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable collaborating directly with customers in a forward-deployed capacity.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States (US citizen or valid work visa). Visa sponsorship is not available.
  • Must be able to work from within the United States.
Nice to Have:
  • Prior experience in insurtech, healthtech, or other regulated industries.
  • Familiarity with voice AI, LLM orchestration, or agentic workflow systems.
  • Experience at an early-stage startup or in a founding engineering role.
Compensation & Benefits
  • Salary: $150,000 - $200,000 per year
  • Early-stage equity as a founding team member
Location

This role is based on-site in New York, NY . Candidates must be located in or willing to relocate to New York. Remote work is not available for this position.
Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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