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Pensive

Software Engineer, Product

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San Francisco, CA, USA
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San Francisco, CA, USA
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Build a full-stack AI grading and tutoring platform, deliver an enterprise-ready MVP, and automate business systems. Work across backend (Python/FastAPI/Postgres), frontend (React/Typescript), infra (GCP/Cloud Run/Firebase), and mobile (Capacitor). Contribute to rapid iteration, clean tested code, and deployment pipelines.
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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)

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