Pensive

Software Engineer, Product

San Francisco

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Role family: Engineering
Seniority: Mid level
Country: US
Work mode: On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly: 28 Sept 2026

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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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