Founding Product Engineer

Clera

Founding Product Engineer in a RegTech startup building core AI platform for financial compliance. Responsible for shaping product direction and technical strategy while working directly with customers.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJunior💰 £75,000 - £110,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and scaling production software with a focus on LLM capabilities and compliance solutions. Proven ability to lead customer interactions, mentor teammates, and evolve engineering practices in a fast-paced environment.

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Node.js / TypeScriptPythonReactAWS ServerlessLarge-Scale NLP Models

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Hard Skills

Production Software DevelopmentData Infrastructure BuildingSchema DesignLLM ApplicationCompliance Workflow Automation

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsCustomer Relationship ManagementMentoringOwnership Mindset

Industry Keywords

Financial CrimeRisk ManagementRegulated DomainsCompliance Problems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSJavaScriptNode.jsPythonReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape product direction and technical strategy as an early team member.
Build and scale the core platform and new zero-to-one initiatives.
Translate novel LLM capabilities into understandable, performant end-user experiences.
Release production code under a "You Build It, You Run It" ownership model — shipping, operating, and iterating end-to-end.
Work directly with enterprise customers (financial crime and risk teams) to solve critical compliance problems.
Build integrations, data infrastructure, and tooling to enable AI agents to automate compliance workflows.
Evolve schemas and structure non-deterministic LLM outputs for reliable downstream use.
Lead customer calls and take ownership of customer outcomes.
Collaborate with the founding team to mature engineering practices.
Tackle scaling challenges, navigate ambiguity, and help hire and onboard future teammates.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong track record building production software, ideally at early-stage startups or on founding teams.
Hands-on experience with the core stack: Node.js / TypeScript, Python, React, and AWS Serverless.
Practical experience applying LLMs or large-scale NLP models to real product problems, including structuring non-deterministic outputs.
Experience building data infrastructure and schemas for reliable, auditable downstream use.
Comfort working directly with enterprise customers in financial risk, compliance, or related regulated domains.
Ownership mindset — you ship, operate, and iterate; on-call is part of the role.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfortable leading customer calls and aligning cross-functional teams.
Ability to hire and mentor future teammates and contribute to evolving engineering practices.
Right to work in the United Kingdom (no sponsorship available).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity: 0.25% – 0.5% (meaningful early-stage ownership)
Opportunity to shape the company's engineering culture and hiring from the ground up