Software Engineer, Product
Pensive, San Francisco
- Pay
- Not listed by the employer
- Work type
- Onsite
- Level
- Not stated
- Area
- Software engineering
- Posted
- Feb 3, 2026
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About the role
ABOUT PENSIVE
Please check our Notion doc https://www.notion.so/pensieve-inc/Pensive-Careers-280286c74744800da2eed681a77fc55e to learn more about our mission, founders, and culture.
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 perviously 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
INTERVIEW PROCESS
- Interview Chat: 15 minutes
- Take home test: (8 hours)
- Work trial (paid)
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Listed on Pensive's Ashby job board; checked 29 h ago. First seen by us 31 h ago. Being listed doesn't mean the team is actively interviewing. We found this board in a public directory and haven't yet confirmed it against the company's own careers page.