About the posting
“You will design experiments and production systems to understand how AI agents crawl, retrieve, and cite information from the web.”
Read the full posting on Clera's site
Seen live Oct 23, 2026; first seen Oct 22, 2026.
Pay in context
This posting lists $100,000 to $150,000 a year, a midpoint of $125,000.
The midpoint is higher than 8 percent of software engineering postings in San Francisco, CA that list pay.
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How long it has been open
Posted Oct 22, 2026, 1 day ago, and seen on Clera's careers page today.
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Seniority
The posting mentions 2+ years.
Place and cost of living
On site in San Francisco, CA; prices in CA run 11 percent above the US average.
The software engineering market in San Francisco, CA
1872 software engineering postings in San Francisco, CA are open right now, from 315 employers.
Half of them have been open 74 days or less.
From Clera's posting
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ABOUT THE ROLE
Join a team building tools that help companies become more discoverable to AI agents. You will design experiments and production systems to understand how AI agents crawl, retrieve, and cite information from the web.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Design and run experiments that reveal how AI agents discover, retrieve, and cite web content.
- Build and ship production software using Next.js, TypeScript, or Go.
- Build and debug telemetry and routing pipelines.
- Develop systems that improve how companies are surfaced and cited by AI-powered services.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- At least 2 years of experience as an individual contributor in dedicated software engineering roles, building and shipping production systems.
- Experience building software products at a startup or technology company.
- Production experience with Next.js, TypeScript, or Go.
- Experience with LLM infrastructure or evaluation, or with edge systems.
- Experience building or debugging telemetry and routing pipelines.
- Curiosity about how language models choose what to discover, cite, and trust.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base salary is $100,000 to $150,000 annually, with equity of 0.10% to 0.30%. Visa sponsorship is not available. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
LOCATION
On-site in San Francisco, California, United States, six days per week.