Tech Lead at Clera-AI

San Francisco, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Oct, 26

Salary

250000.0

Posted On

20 Jul, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Technical Leadership, Software Architecture, Full-stack Development, LLMs, Conversational AI, Voice Technology, Cloud Infrastructure, People Management, Project Management, Code Review, System Design, Azure

Industry

technology;Information and Internet

Description

About the Role A fast-growing, Y Combinator–backed startup building AI voice and texting agents for the home improvement and home services industry is looking for a Tech Lead to scale engineering impact and organizational maturity. This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role that sits at the intersection of hands-on engineering and technical leadership — partnering directly with the CTO and senior leadership to shape architecture, processes, and team productivity. The company is at an early but rapidly scaling stage (seed-funded, ~10 employees), operating in the conversational AI / voice SaaS space. You'll help define how the engineering organization grows and executes from here. This role is on-site in San Francisco, CA. No visa sponsorship is available — candidates must have the right to work in the US. What You'll Do Manage the engineering team day-to-day: unblock engineers, set priorities, and drive delivery. Guide the team on architectural decisions and system design across the full stack and cloud infrastructure. Hold final say on task prioritization and delivery tradeoffs. Review code and RFCs to maintain quality, consistency, and engineering standards. Establish and enforce engineering best practices and processes as the team scales. Act as a technical liaison and thought partner to the CEO, CTO, Director of Sales, and Head of Customer Success. Contribute actively to the codebase (~20–30% of your time). Raise the overall productivity and maturity of the engineering organization. What We're Looking For Required: 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with recent roles as a Staff Engineer or Tech Lead. Proven leadership and people management experience — you've led engineering teams and mentored engineers. Strong background in software architecture, cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure preferred; AWS/GCP also relevant), and full-stack development. Hands-on experience with LLMs and conversational AI / voice technology — this is a hard requirement. Experience working in fast-growing startups or scale-ups and shipping quality product under pressure. Excellent project management, prioritization, and organizational skills. Strong people skills and genuine business acumen — you think about how technical decisions affect revenue and customers. Ability and willingness to work in-office in San Francisco, CA. Right to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship available). Nice to Have: Prior leadership experience in a conversational AI or voice technology product. Experience deploying ML/NLP models in production at scale in cloud-based SaaS environments. Track record of advocating technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders across go-to-market and customer-facing functions. Compensation & Benefits Salary: $220,000 – $250,000 USD annually Early-stage equity in a funded, high-growth startup Direct impact on product, team, and company trajectory from an early stage Location San Francisco, CA — on-site (in-office) Remote work is not available for this role No visa sponsorship; candidates must have existing US work authorization

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day operations of the engineering team, including task prioritization, delivery, and architectural guidance. Balance technical leadership with hands-on coding to scale the engineering organization's productivity and maturity.