Tech Lead
Clera
Tech Lead at Clera is a full time role based in Remote. The listing states pay of $220k–$250k. Listed skills: Engineering. It was published on 7 August 2026 and was open at last check.
| Role | Tech Lead |
|---|---|
| Company | Clera |
| Location | Remote |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Pay (as listed) | $220k–$250k |
| Skills listed | Engineering |
| Published | 7 August 2026 |
| Status | Open at last check |
About the Role
A fast-growing, seed-funded conversational AI startup — backed by Y Combinator and other top-tier investors — is hiring a Tech Lead to scale its engineering team and operations. The company builds voice and text AI agents that automate customer service, lead qualification, appointment scheduling, and operational workflows for businesses in the home improvement and related industries.
This is a high-ownership role that sits at the intersection of hands-on engineering and technical leadership. You'll partner closely with the CTO and senior leadership to drive architecture, team productivity, and delivery — while remaining an active contributor to the codebase (~20–30% of your time). The role is on-site in either New York City, NY or San Francisco, CA.
What You'll Do
- Manage the engineering team day-to-day, removing blockers and keeping delivery on track.
- Guide architectural decisions and system design across the product.
- Own task prioritization and delivery tradeoffs with final say on engineering decisions.
- Review code and RFCs to maintain quality, consistency, and engineering standards.
- Establish and enforce engineering best practices, processes, and operational workflows.
- Serve as a technical liaison and thought partner to executive and cross-functional leadership (CEO, CTO, Sales, Customer Success).
- Contribute actively to the production codebase alongside your leadership responsibilities.
- Raise the overall productivity and maturity of the engineering organization.
What We're Looking For
Must-haves (dealbreakers apply):
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with the most recent role as a Staff Engineer or Tech Lead.
- Proven experience managing an engineering team of 4+ members with day-to-day operational responsibility.
- Hands-on experience designing software architecture and building production full-stack applications integrated with LLMs.
- Hands-on experience with conversational AI and/or voice AI technology, including NLP/LLM applications.
- Production experience deploying and managing cloud-based applications — Microsoft Azure experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to own engineering roadmap execution and technical prioritization.
- Strong cross-functional communication skills, including the ability to advocate technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience in fast-growing startups or scale-ups; comfortable shipping under pressure.
- US work authorization required — no visa sponsorship available.
Nice-to-have:
- Prior leadership experience at a conversational AI, voice AI, or AI agent company.
- Familiarity with the home improvement, real estate, healthcare, insurance, or airline verticals.
- Experience collaborating with distributed teams across North American and European time zones.
- Strong business acumen with a clear sense of how technical decisions impact revenue and customer outcomes.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $220,000 – $250,000 annually
- Competitive equity package at an early-stage, well-funded company
Location
- On-site role — candidates must be willing and able to work in-office in New York City, NY or San Francisco, CA.
- No fully remote option available for this position.
Create your free OnJob profile to apply — we'll take you to Clera's application after sign-up. · Posted 7 Aug 2026.
Tech Lead at Clera — questions answered
What does the Tech Lead role at Clera pay?
The Tech Lead at Clera listing states pay of $220k–$250k for the Remote position. That figure is taken directly from the employer's own posting as published, not estimated or averaged from other roles.
Where is the Tech Lead role at Clera based?
Clera lists this Tech Lead role in Remote, advertised as full time work at that location. Larger employers sometimes cover several sites under one city name, so confirm the exact office with Clera before you apply.
What skills does the Tech Lead role at Clera require?
The Tech Lead at Clera listing names Engineering. Those are the skills the employer put on the posting itself, so they are the ones worth matching in your profile and covering first in an interview.
Is the Tech Lead role at Clera still open?
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