Founding Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Clera getclera.com Open · verified Oct 24, 2026

On-site San Mateo Full-time Mid-level Platform & Infrastructure

At a glance

Mid-level Platform & Infrastructure role at Clera. San Mateo · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $118,725–$195,100 across the United States.

Estimated pay

Clera has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.

$118,725 – $195,100

What the middle half of mid-level platform & infrastructure roles in the United States paid, among postings that did state a salary.

Worked out from 259 postings that stated pay, median $151,950. Last updated Oct 24, 2026.

RolePlatform & Infrastructure

SeniorityMid-level

LocationSan Mateo

WorkplaceOn-site

EmploymentFull-time

PostedOct 20, 2026 · 4d ago

Role brief

devopsroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Build the cloud foundation from scratch to support the platform
Carry infrastructure choices from initial design through launch, daily operation and growth
Set practical infrastructure standards for an early-stage team
Build dependable systems for data-heavy and AI workloads

What you bring

At least five years building and running production cloud infrastructure, with roughly five to twelve years overall
Hands-on infrastructure-as-code work with Terraform, CloudFormation or another listed tool
Production experience designing and operating Kubernetes clusters or other container orchestration platforms
Experience with a listed cloud provider and its networking, storage, compute, managed services, security and access controls
Background in deployment automation, observability and logging, plus database infrastructure for relational and NoSQL systems

Who this fits

This mid-level, hands-on role suits someone who has built cloud systems from the ground up and can move at startup speed. The position is on-site in San Mateo, and visa sponsorship is available.

From the employer

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI infrastructure team as its founding cloud infrastructure engineer. You will build the cloud foundation for an enterprise platform that helps AI systems work with business data reliably and securely.

What You'll Do

Design and build cloud infrastructure from the ground up to support the platform.
Own infrastructure decisions from initial architecture through deployment, operation, and scaling.
Establish infrastructure standards and practices suited to an early-stage environment.
Develop reliable systems that support data-intensive and AI workloads.

What We're Looking For

Five or more years of experience building and operating production cloud infrastructure, with approximately 5 to 12 years of overall experience.
Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
Production experience architecting and managing Kubernetes clusters or other container orchestration platforms.
Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure, including networking, storage, compute, managed services, security, and access control.
Experience building CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation, as well as monitoring, observability, and logging systems.
Experience designing database infrastructure for relational and NoSQL systems at scale.
Evidence of startup-speed execution and building systems from scratch, with stable employment history.
Data infrastructure, data pipelines, knowledge graphs, graph databases, or machine learning infrastructure experience is a plus.