Pear VC

Founding Software Engineer, AI Applications

Pear VC

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

Tech Stack

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformIoTPythonTypeScript

About the role

  • Be one of the earliest engineers, setting both the technical direction and cultural foundation of TrueMeter.
  • Own end-to-end AI applications: from ingesting unstructured data to deploying production-ready agent workflows.
  • Build AI applications that parse tariffs, optimize utility spend, and automate workflows.
  • Productionize agent workflows and integrate cutting-edge AI models into robust pipelines that run reliably in real-world environments.
  • Full-stack development: build APIs, backend services, and frontend integrations using Python and TypeScript.
  • Deploy and maintain systems on GCP (or AWS), ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
  • Prototype, test, and launch features quickly while maintaining production quality.
  • Establish engineering standards, architecture principles, and AI-first practices for the company.

Requirements

  • 2–3 years of experience as a software engineer at an AI-first company or building AI-powered applications
  • Proficiency in Python and TypeScript, with experience shipping production code
  • Hands-on experience deploying AI/LLM workflows into production (LangChain, LlamaIndex, vector DBs, orchestration frameworks, etc.)
  • Familiarity with GCP (or AWS) cloud infrastructure and deploying production-grade systems
  • Experience building and maintaining APIs, data pipelines, or full-stack applications
  • Startup DNA: thrives in ambiguity, biased toward action, problem-first mindset, and high ownership
  • Nice-to-haves: experience with parsing unstructured data, optimization algorithms, or time-series forecasting
  • Nice-to-haves: background in energy, utilities, or IoT data
  • Nice-to-haves: prior experience in a founding or early-stage engineering role
  • Ability to be eligible to work in the United States (application asks about work eligibility and visa sponsorship)