Full Stack Engineer — AI Applications (Backend) at Pear VC

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Insurance, AI, Financial ServicesIndustries

Requirements

Computer Science degree
0-5 years experience (sweet spot: 1-3 years); open to exceptional new grads with strong academic projects or internships
Experience shipping AI-assisted or data-intensive services (e.g., integrating model APIs or retrieval-backed features) and measuring their quality and performance
Use of AI coding tools like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex to accelerate development
Driven by ownership, comfortable with ambiguity, energized by building a category-defining product, hunger and growth mindset

Responsibilities

Co-design and build scalable backend services supporting a growing base of enterprise customers (platform architecture)
Build and optimize AI-assisted backend capabilities from API design through production deployment; create maintainable interfaces to evaluate and improve models and retrieval-based features, with strong monitoring for quality, latency, and reliability (AI-powered features)
Develop robust pipelines that ingest, validate, and transform large property and risk datasets for downstream applications (data engineering)
Collaborate closely with founders and customers to iterate quickly on features and deliver measurable impact (product development)
Add comprehensive observability, safety checks, and performance improvements to deliver enterprise-grade applications (operational excellence)

Skills

Backend Engineering

APIs

Data Pipelines

AI Integration

Model Services

Scalable Architecture

Enterprise Systems

Customer Integrations

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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