Founding Software Engineer

Clera

Founding Software Engineer at an insurtech AI startup building intelligent agents for insurance claims automation. Designing voice AI systems and APIs to improve operational workflows.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDockerPostgresPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build voice AI systems and document agent workflows that handle millions of insurance claims.
Work directly with customers to understand their end-to-end workflows and deliver solutions that meaningfully reduce friction.
Ship production-quality TypeScript and Python code that processes real claims at scale.
Design APIs, data models, and integrations with claims management systems and other external platforms.
Contribute to core infrastructure decisions using AWS, Docker, and PostgreSQL.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional software development experience with TypeScript and Python in production systems.
Hands-on experience with AWS, Docker, and PostgreSQL in production environments.
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing 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 engineering context.
Ability to work from within the United States and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
Authorization to work in the United States (US citizen or valid work visa). Visa sponsorship is not available.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Early-stage equity as a founding team member
Opportunity to shape the engineering culture, tech stack, and product roadmap

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptPythonAPI DesignData ModelingIntegrationsPostgreSQLProduction SystemsVoice AI SystemsDocument Agent WorkflowsClaims Management Systems

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationCustomer CollaborationProblem-Solving