Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

Clera • Austin, TX

1d • $110,000 - $135,000 • Onsite

About The Position

A fast-growing, Y Combinator–backed startup is building AI agents for the short-haul trucking and industrial logistics space — a massive market that still largely runs on spreadsheets and manual planning. With strong month-over-month revenue growth and a rapidly expanding US customer base, the team is hiring its first technical hire on the ground in the US: a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer who will own the full technical success of US customers from day one. This is a high-impact, front-line role at the intersection of engineering, customer success, and product. You'll be the technical face of the company to US customers — embedded in their operations, solving real problems, and feeding critical insights back to the core product team.

Requirements

• 3–10+ years of experience in a forward deployed engineering, solutions engineering, technical customer success, or similar customer-facing technical role
• Strong software engineering fundamentals — comfortable reading, writing, and debugging code across a modern stack
• Experience integrating SaaS products with third-party systems (APIs, webhooks, data pipelines, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills — able to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical operations teams
• Self-starter mentality with the ability to operate independently in an early-stage, fast-moving environment
• Based in or willing to relocate to Austin, TX

Nice To Haves

• Background in logistics, fleet management, waste management, or industrial operations
• Experience at an early-stage startup or as a first/founding hire in a technical go-to-market role
• Familiarity with AI/ML-powered products or route optimization tools
• Experience working with GPS telematics or job management platforms

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical deployments for US customers, from onboarding through to long-term success
• Integrate the AI scheduling platform with customers' existing job management systems, GPS tools, and operational workflows
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for US customers, diagnosing and resolving issues quickly
• Work closely with the product and engineering teams to translate customer feedback and field learnings into product improvements
• Build repeatable deployment playbooks, integration patterns, and technical documentation to scale the US go-to-market motion
• Identify and surface expansion opportunities within existing accounts
• Travel to customer sites as needed to support hands-on deployments and build strong relationships with operations and planning teams

Benefits

• Salary: $110,000 – $135,000 USD annually
• Founding-team equity participation
• High-ownership role with direct influence on product, culture, and US market strategy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed