Engineering Lead / Director

Engineering Lead | Clara AI | Bengaluru

About Clara AI

Clara AI is building an AI-native operating system for the field-service industry across Fire, HVAC, Electrical, and Plumbing. We are building AI agents and workflows that fundamentally change how these businesses operate, from answering calls and collections to field operations and technician assistance.

We are looking for an Engineering Lead in Bengaluru who can help build and scale the engineering organization as we enter the next phase of growth.

The Role

This is a senior, hands-on engineering leadership role for someone who can operate across 0→1 product building, technical architecture, engineering execution, and team building.

You will work closely with the founders and product leadership to:

Own the technical direction and architecture for key Clara products

Build and lead a high-performing engineering team

Drive products from idea to production with speed and high ownership

Establish engineering standards, processes, and development practices

Make pragmatic technical decisions in a fast-moving startup environment

Work closely with Product, Design, and Business teams

Mentor engineers and develop future technical leaders

Solve complex problems across AI, backend systems, integrations, scalability, and reliability

Balance speed of execution with long-term technical quality

What We Are Looking For

8+ years of engineering experience, with meaningful leadership experience

Experience as an Engineering Lead, Head of Engineering, Founding Engineer, CTO, Co-founder, or similar senior technical role

Strong hands-on engineering background

Experience building products from 0→1 and scaling them 1→10

Strong system design and architecture fundamentals

Experience building and managing engineering teams

Strong product sense and ability to translate business problems into technical solutions

Comfortable working with ambiguity and taking end-to-end ownership

Strong interest in AI-native product development and modern engineering practices

Experience in a startup or high-growth environment is strongly preferred

Founder / Co-founder Background

We are particularly interested in ex-founders or co-founders who have built products and engineering teams themselves and understand the realities of operating with limited resources, high ownership, and aggressive execution timelines.

What This Role Offers

High ownership and direct access to the founders

Opportunity to shape Clara's engineering organization and technical direction

Build and lead a strong engineering team from Bengaluru

Work on AI-native products with real-world business impact

Significant influence over architecture, hiring, engineering culture, and execution

Fast-moving startup environment with substantial scope to build

Location: Bengaluru

Role: Engineering Lead

Experience: 8+ years

Work Mode: Full-time, Bengaluru