Software Engineer, Product

Pensive; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pensive is seeking a full-stack engineer in San Francisco to develop innovative AI-driven solutions for education. Your role will involve building an AI grading/tutoring platform and an MVP for a new product, aiming to automate business processes across the board.

The ideal candidate has solid experience in software development, fluency in Python and React/Typescript, and a passion for learning and adapting quickly to changes.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Build AI grading/tutoring platform for instructors and students.
• Develop MVP of a new product with significant enterprise backing.
• Create automation for various business components.

Skills

Fluency in Python

Fluency in React/Typescript

Experience in software development

Ability to adapt to rapid changes

Ability to ship fast using AI tools

Tools

FastAPI

Postgres

TailwindCSS

GCP

Firebase

Job description

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 previously 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