Founding Engineer - Cape at Pear VC

New York, New York, 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

Technology, AIIndustries

Requirements

2-5 years of software engineering experience, strong coding skills
Remote or in-person (founders are in NY / engineers in Singapore)
Experience with customizing Copilot / Cursor / Windsurf to speed up development
Experience deploying and maintaining services in a distributed systems environment (handle failures, measure latency)
Experience with stack - Typescript, Postgres, NextJS, Prisma, Docker
Experience with LLM fine-tuning and deployment
Experience with tools like Langsmith and Langchain for building agents

Responsibilities

Contribute to our core agent (and test it on your own network use cases)
Use prompt engineering and fine-tuning with foundation LLMs
Contribute everywhere and own technical decisions (ex new design pattern, architect agent development)

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

TypeScriptPostgresNextJSPrismaDockerLLM fine-tuningLangSmithLangChainPrompt EngineeringDistributed Systems

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this role remote or does it require in-person work?

The role offers remote or in-person options in NYC, with the company paying for office space and monitors; founders are in NY and engineers in Singapore.

What salary or compensation does this position offer?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What technical skills and experience are required for this Founding Engineer role?

Candidates need 2-5 years of software engineering experience with strong coding skills, the stack including Typescript, Postgres, NextJS, Prisma, and Docker, plus experience with LLM fine-tuning/deployment, distributed systems, and tools like Langsmith, Langchain, Copilot, Cursor, or Windsurf.

What is the team structure and company culture like at Cape?

It's a small founding team run by experienced founders with 10+ years at YC-backed startups (ex-Stanford/Harvard), venture-backed with early PMF; you'll contribute everywhere and own technical decisions as part of the core team building toward PMF.

What makes a strong candidate for this Founding Engineer position?

Strong candidates have 2-5 years of software engineering experience, expertise in the company's stack (Typescript, Postgres, NextJS, Prisma, Docker), LLM fine-tuning and agent-building tools like Langsmith/Langchain, distributed systems deployment, and tools like Copilot/Cursor to accelerate development.

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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