# Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Platform) at Clera

> Onsite · United States · Staff · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Aclera%3Aa46a819d-ce7b-4e51-b750-e932d9d1147a (read 2026-11-06).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Clera](https://alderhq.app/companies/clera)
- Location text: San Francisco
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Onsite · United States (evidence: "Location: San Francisco")
- Posted: 2026-06-03 (155 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/a46a819d-ce7b-4e51-b750-e932d9d1147a
- Skills listed (inferred): TypeScript, JavaScript, Next.js, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS, LLMs

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $160k–$250k per year (from the description)
- Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 911): p25 $205k, median $240k, p75 $284k

## Description (the employer's text)

### About the Role

Join a seed-funded AI and supply chain automation startup serving US manufacturers. As a Senior/Staff Platform Engineer, you will build the software layer that powers autonomous manufacturing operations — designing scalable backend services, intelligent data pipelines, and deep integrations with ERP and freight systems that move physical goods reliably. This is a high-impact, foundational role at a small, fast-moving team.

### What You'll Do

Design and scale backend services: Architect Next.js API routes, background jobs, and serverless functions to handle high-throughput order processing.

Build AI-powered agents: Develop and productionize LLM-based agents, AI/ML infrastructure, and RAG patterns for intelligent quote analysis and supplier recommendations.

Own the data layer: Design Supabase/PostgreSQL schemas, migrations, and complex queries covering materials, quotes, orders, and supplier relationships.

Architect event-driven systems: Build reliable pipelines for order state management, notification triggers, and cross-system synchronization.

Implement caching and rate limiting: Design strategies for external API calls to ensure reliability at scale.

Drive platform reliability: Establish monitoring, alerting, and observability patterns; own incident response for all backend systems.

### What We're Looking For

Required: Experience within the supply chain domain (manufacturing, procurement, logistics, or freight workflows).

Proven experience designing reliable data processing with transactional guarantees — ACID semantics, exactly-once processing, and idempotent APIs.

Experience with NLP/ML pipelines for extracting data from unstructured documents and emails, including OCR and information extraction.

Familiarity integrating with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and freight/carrier APIs, including legacy or poorly documented interfaces.

Strong computer science fundamentals; all educational backgrounds welcome.

Tech stack: TypeScript, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, RAG architectures, AWS, containerization, CI/CD, RESTful patterns.

2–10+ years of relevant software engineering experience.

### Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $160,000 – $250,000 USD annually

Visa sponsorship available

### Location

On-site in San Francisco, CA, United States. This role is not remote.

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