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Software Engineer, Product

PensiveSan Francisco🇺🇸United StatesPosted 3 Feb 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As a Software Engineer at Pensive, you'll be at the forefront of AI-powered educational tools, directly impacting millions of students and building an MVP for enterprise clients. This role is perfect for a driven engineer fluent in Python and React who thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment and is eager to contribute to a company revolutionizing learning. Embrace the opportunity to shape the future of education and apply today!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Location
San Francisco, United States
Posted
7 months ago
FastAPIFirebaseGCPCapacitorHTTPSNotionOnboardingPythonReactTypeScript

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)

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