Software Engineer, Product at Pensive (San Francisco, CA)
Pensive· San Francisco, CA·
Role details
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Job description
About Pensive
Please check our Notion doc to learn more about our mission, founders, and culture.
What You’ll Build
The AI era is here and the only way to survive is to learn fast and automate everything. As a developer, you may already feel that the full automation of software engineering is right around the corner. Your job at Pensive as a full-stack engineer will be to build software that enables college instructors, students, and our team learn fast and automate everything. Specifically you will build:
- AI grading/tutoring platform to help instructors save time and help millions of students learn faster.
- Build the MVP of our new product that already has $10B+ enterprises as customers.
- Automation for every part of the business, from data pipelines to customer onboarding. We believe fully autonomous business will be possible soon and need your contribution.
What We Need From You
- 1+ year of experience in software development
- Fluency in Python and React/Typescript
- Ability to ship fast using AI tools, but your PRs are clean, tested, and don't look AI-generated.
- Ability to learn fast and adapt to rapid changes
Bonus Requirements
- Have founded a company or perviously was an early-hire
- Have your own workflow for generating and reviewing AI-assisted code
Our Tech Stack
- Backend: Python, FastAPI, Postgres
- Frontend: Typescript, React, TailwindCSS, Tanstack Router
- Infra: GCP, Cloud Run, Firebase
- Mobile App: Capacitor
Interview Process
- Interview Chat: 15 minutes
- Take home test: (8 hours)
- Work trial (paid)
Why work at Pensive
- High-impact mission: Directly improve the experience of millions of college students and free up instructors from tedious grading work.
- Tight-knit, early-stage team: ~10 employees, offering significant ownership and influence for early hires.
- Remote-friendly location: HQ in San Francisco (1 Brady Street, Suite A-725) with hybrid flexibility implied by distributed team (US, Philippines, South Korea).
- Competitive compensation: Salary ranges for open roles are $135K–$300K (estimated), typical for well-funded Bay Area startups.
- Strong investor backing: Backed by top-tier VCs (a16z, Sequoia, Mayfield) and a partnership with Anthropic, providing stability and resources.
- Culture of innovation: Active in academic research and conferences, encouraging a learning-oriented engineering culture.