As our first employee, you will build the core infrastructure powering 500M+ monthly API calls. Working directly with founders, including an ex-Glovo GM, you’ll own everything from scraping pipelines to Kubernetes scaling. This role is for a high-ownership generalist ready to solve the internet’s hardest data extraction problems at scale.
Founding Engineer at cloro
Join cloro as employee #1 and help scale an API platform that hit $1M ARR in just three months. We extract structured data from the hardest sources on the web—AI models like ChatGPT and Perplexity—handling over 500M monthly API calls. Working directly with a founder who scaled Glovo Portugal, you’ll own the technical foundation, from Kubernetes to scraping pipelines. With a performance bonus that can double your $80k-$150k base salary, this is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth, bootstrapped startup where your impact is immediate and your rewards are tied to our rapid success.
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Location
Remote
Compensation
$80k-$150k + Bonus
Company
cloro
Role overview
Software1-10 employees
cloro is a powerful API platform that extracts structured data from AI models like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, Grok, Gemini, Google Search, and AI Overview. It provides parsed responses, sources, citations, and monitoring capabilities across 50+ countries for SEO, AI SEO, brand tracking, and LLM performance analysis with 99% reliability and instant self-service onboarding.
What you will do
- Design and scale high-throughput infrastructure using Kubernetes and queue systems to handle massive API request volumes with 99% reliability.
- Build and maintain complex web scrapers that extract structured data from sophisticated AI interfaces like Gemini, ChatGPT, and search engines.
- Make critical architectural decisions across the backend and frontend to shape the product roadmap and maintain engineering excellence as the company scales.
Who this is a fit for
- 4-8 years of software development experience with a heavy focus on backend systems, infrastructure, and distributed architectures.
- Proficiency in Node.js, Python, and Kubernetes, with a proven ability to manage high-volume queue systems and complex data pipelines.
- A founder attitude with experience in international or US-based companies, demonstrating the ability to take full ownership and move fast in an async environment.
Why this role is remarkable
- Extreme Traction: Join a company that reached $1M ARR in just three months, handling over 500M monthly API calls for top global AI and SEO firms.
- Founder Pedigree: Work directly with Co-founder Ricardo, who scaled Glovo Portugal from 0 to 120+ employees and has successfully exited two previous companies.
- Incredible Upside: Benefit from a performance-based bonus system that can double your base salary, coupled with the influence of being employee number one.
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