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Founding Design Engineer

Clera

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Full-time
Location
United States
Seniority
Mid-level
Posted
Posted 3 days ago
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Source: Clera · Last verified Nov 5, 2026

Job description

About the Role

Join a small, early-stage consumer apps team as a Founding Design Engineer. You will own an app end to end, shaping its design and implementation and helping it improve after launch.

What You'll Do

- Build features from initial sketches through mobile release.

- Create polished, native-feeling screens and interactions, including motion and haptics.

- Develop product loops that encourage users to return.

- Review product data and speak with users to decide what to improve or remove.

- Stay involved with the product after launch and iterate based on what you learn.

What We're Looking For

- Experience building and shipping consumer mobile apps with real users, ideally with work available to inspect in an app store or similar.

- Experience owning an app across design, implementation, data, and release.

- Ability to create visual and interaction designs and implement them in code.

- Experience with Flutter, Dart, Swift, or Kotlin, and familiarity with Firebase and TypeScript.

- Experience building products in a startup environment and independently moving work forward without detailed specifications.

- Ability to use product data and user conversations to guide decisions after launch.

Compensation & Benefits

Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in Palo Alto, California, United States. Relocation to Palo Alto is an option.

Originally posted on Himalayas

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Employer provides visa support.

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