AI Product Engineer at Pear VC

San Francisco, California, United States

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$200,000 – $275,000Compensation

Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Technology, Artificial IntelligenceIndustries

Requirements

Experience building 0 to 1 products, either as a founder, or early engineer at a funded startup
Hands-on experience with the latest AI models, with a strong intuition about model capabilities, the behavioral nuances of each, and how to prompt them to get the best results
Decisive, clear communication on both technical and strategic matters: at this stage, you'll be helping build the foundations of our company. You should have ideas/opinions about almost everything we do, and you should be forthcoming with your thoughts (even if it means being disagreeable)
Well-crafted, tastefully-designed work examples
Bonus: Experience working on programming language tooling: compilers/parsers/indexers (e.g. LLVM, tree-sitter, SCIP) or type systems (e.g. Typescript itself or Sorbet)
Bonus: Detailed knowledge of Python, Postgres, React, AWS, or similar foundational components
Bonus: Experience working with Spline/Rive/Lottie

Responsibilities

Talk directly to users: understand their requirements, build what they ask for, ask for their feedback, follow up as needed, and iterate based on what they say
Craft delightful product interactions
Eagerly identify and implement improvements to our core foundations (e.g. adding test coverage, clearing performance bottlenecks)
Work closely with founders and design to help come up with high-level product concepts (bonus points: and detailed Figma designs) for how interactions will work
Other things that may come up from time to time to move our company forward (or keep the lights on)
Share and promote your work publicly (e.g. on Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, etc)

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

TypeScriptReactPythonLLMGitFigmaTestingPerformance Optimization

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the salary range for the AI Product Engineer role?

The salary range is $200K - $275K.

Is this position remote or hybrid, and what's the location policy?

The role is hybrid, generally requiring in-person work in San Francisco (Mission Bay office), but open to remote for the right candidate.

What skills and experience are required for this position?

Required experience includes building 0 to 1 products as a founder or early engineer at a funded startup, hands-on work with the latest AI models including prompting intuition, and skills across Typescript+React frontend, Python backend, and LLM infrastructure. Also needed are decisive, clear communication on technical and strategic matters.

What benefits does the company offer?

Benefits include top-of-market compensation, employee-friendly equity terms (low FMV, early exercise, extended exercise), health/dental/vision insurance, unlimited PTO, choice of Macbook Pro + equipment stipend, unlimited token usage for development, and a relatively un-chaotic environment.

What kind of candidate stands out for this role?

Strong candidates are meticulous, high-agency individuals with good judgment, experience building 0-1 products, deep AI model intuition, full-stack skills, and a bias towards action, who think deeply about codebases and are excited about agentic coding.

Pear VC

Venture capital firm for early-stage startups

About Pear VC

Pear VC specializes in providing venture capital for pre-seed and seed stage investments. The firm collaborates with founders to transform innovative ideas into successful companies across various sectors, including AI, healthcare, fintech, and more. Their investment strategy focuses on early-stage startups, offering not just financial support but also expertise and a strong network to help these businesses grow. Pear VC distinguishes itself from competitors through its hands-on approach, providing strategic advice and operational assistance to ensure startups remain agile and focused on their customers. The goal of Pear VC is to guide startups through their early development phases, helping them achieve significant growth and success.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2013Year Founded

$2,738.4MTotal Funding

UNKNOWNCompany Stage

Venture Capital, Fintech, AI & Machine LearningIndustries

51-200Employees