Pear VCPear VC is an early-stage venture firm based in Menlo Park with offices in San Francisco and Barcelona. We’re specialists in pre-seed and seed and partner with founders at the earliest stages to turn great ideas into category-defining companies.Our team is composed of a deep bench of experts and operators. We’ve founded 10+ companies and seeded startups now worth over $50B. We have a team with operational experience across recruiting, sales, and marketing to help our founders build companies from the ground up. Our track record is strong: in just 9 years, we have seeded 7 companies currently valued over $1B and 3 public companies.The Opportunity:As the 2nd in-house product engineer at Pear, you’ll focus on streamlining our internal operations through software and creating tools to support our founder community. This role offers direct exposure to a diverse range of founders and industries within our portfolio, providing a solid foundation for exploring future opportunities, whether as a founder or within a Pear portfolio company. Additionally, it offers a unique chance to gain insight into the venture capital world, helping you evaluate if its a path you want to pursue in your career.Responsibilities:<ul><li>Identify areas for potential automation, through conversation with the Pear investment, and platform teams, and with Pear portfolio founders.</li><li>Translate these into concrete product workflows</li><li>Build workflows that accomplish the core work, with minimal maintenance overhead. </li><li>As a small team, we prefer to buy off-the-shelf software rather than build custom software in-house. The ideal candidate recognizes where and when to best make the tradeoffs between buying vs. automating with low-code platforms vs. entirely building custom code.</li></ul>Attributes and Skills:<ul><li>Knowledge of Web Frameworks, Databases and APIs</li><li>Strong programming skills and experience developing products from 0 to 1</li><li>Ability to juggle multiple tasks and projects with strong attention to detail.</li><li>Independent worker with the ability to lead and motivate cross-functionally.</li><li>Collaborative team player ready to assist anywhere, anytime.</li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li>2-4 years of full-stack development experience</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science</li><li>Proven track record of owning and delivering projects from start to finish</li><li>Experience working as a product engineer, blending product and engineering roles</li><li>Experience with React and Python</li><li>Interest in data science</li><li>Previous experience building internal tools to improve operations</li></ul>What We Offer:<ul><li>100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.</li><li>401k plan with company match.</li><li>Flexible vacation policy.</li><li>Fully-stocked kitchen with snacks, beverages, and weekly team lunches.</li></ul>

WindBorne Systems

Product Software Engineer - Pear VC

WindBorne Systems