Founding Engineer, AI — Shiplight AI at Pear VC

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years), Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
AI, Software Development, Enterprise AutomationIndustries

Requirements

  • 1–3 years of startup experience in the AI domain
  • Strong engineering fundamentals and product mindset
  • Proficiency in Python and TypeScript
  • Deep understanding of context engineering and prompt-based reasoning systems
  • Familiarity with browser automation, mobile automation, or QA tooling (plus)
  • Comfortable working across the stack — backend, frontend, and AI interfaces
  • Mission-driven, curious, resourceful, hands-on builder, collaborative
  • Eager to grow into a technical leader
  • San Francisco Bay Area — hybrid preferred

Responsibilities

  • Build core systems that enable AI agents to autonomously test and reason about complex applications
  • Design, prototype, and ship agentic browser and device automation components
  • Work directly with the founders to define architecture, roadmap, and company culture
  • Experiment with cutting-edge context engineering techniques to improve reasoning and adaptability
  • Move fast — from prototype to production — with high ownership and autonomy

Skills

AI
AI agents
agentic systems
browser automation
device automation
context engineering
system engineering
software testing
QA
Python
startup experience

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

Risks

Increased competition from other VC firms in AI and biotech sectors.
Potential overvaluation of startups could lead to investment losses.
Regulatory challenges in biotech and healthcare may impact growth strategies.

Differentiation

Pear VC specializes in pre-seed and seed investments across diverse sectors.
The firm offers hands-on strategic advice and operational support to startups.
Pear VC focuses on innovation in AI, fintech, SaaS, healthcare, and deep tech.

Upsides

Growing interest in AI-driven healthcare solutions presents new investment opportunities.
Rising demand for cell engineering platforms suggests lucrative biotech investments.
Fitness tech startups focusing on community building are gaining traction.

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