Pear VC
The Role: Senior Backend Engineer
We’re looking for an experienced backend engineer to architect and scale the core systems behind the next-generation deal pricing platform. You’ll own critical backend components, including workflow orchestration, pricing engines, AI agent integration, and high-accuracy data infrastructure.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complexity, values correctness, and enjoys shaping deep technical foundations at an early-stage company.
What You’ll Build
Architect core backend systems powering deal pricing, modeling, approvals, and workflow automation.
Build scalable services in
TypeScript/Node + PostgreSQL
to support complex quoting logic, multi-step approval workflows, and real-time decisioning.
Design and extend the
workflow engine
used by Sales & Finance teams across different customers with highly customizable conditions.
Work closely with the CTO to define the long-term systems roadmap across integrations, agents, ingestion systems, and reliability.
Integrate and productionize
AI Agents
to blend deterministic systems with intelligent automation.
Build admin tooling that leverages natural language and LLMs to reduce onboarding configuration time by 10x.
Own the full lifecycle of features: design → architecture review → implementation → reliability.
Must Haves
2+ years backend engineering experience
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or adjacent
Strong proficiency with
TypeScript
Strong SQL skills (PostgreSQL or similar)
Experience building
complex backend systems
with high reliability requirements
History of launching early-stage products end-to-end
Comfortable working closely with customers + solving deeply technical product problems
Nice to Haves
Experience with Express, NestJS, or similar frameworks
Experience with event-driven systems or workflow engines
Knowledge of AI agents, RAG, evaluation models, or production ML
Experience designing internal tooling for high-accuracy workflows
Experience as a tech lead, founding engineer, or working on a lean team
What excites you Tackle Complex, High-Impact Challenges
– Transforming pricing from an art to a science is a technically complex, high-stakes problem with tons of room for technical innovation and creative problem-solving. What we are building is complex but you thrive in developing elegant solutions to complex problems. You want to break ground in creating highly grounded AI systems that don’t hallucinate and provide high degree of accuracy while making sales flows 10x faster.
High Ownership & Influence
– As an early engineer, you'll own large pieces of the product and infrastructure from day one. Your work will have a direct and visible impact, shaping both our tech stack and broader product vision. You’ll also have many opportunities to make highly strategic decisions, not just in development but also in defining how pricing software evolves. You enjoy being an owner and are high agency with an bias for action.
Fast-Paced Career Growth & Leadership Opportunities
– Working in a startup means real, accelerated career growth. Whether you want to step into a tech lead role, drive product innovation, or architect major projects, you’ll be in a prime position to take on leadership as we scale.
Shape Company Culture
– As an early hire, you won’t just build the product—you’ll help define how we work together and what our company values become. This is an opportunity to create something truly special, both technically and culturally.
What we offer
Competitive salary + early stage equity
Medical, dental, vision
Unlimited PTO (really)
Daily team lunch & snacks
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This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complexity, values correctness, and enjoys shaping deep technical foundations at an early-stage company.
What You’ll Build
Architect core backend systems powering deal pricing, modeling, approvals, and workflow automation.
Build scalable services in
TypeScript/Node + PostgreSQL
to support complex quoting logic, multi-step approval workflows, and real-time decisioning.
Design and extend the
workflow engine
used by Sales & Finance teams across different customers with highly customizable conditions.
Work closely with the CTO to define the long-term systems roadmap across integrations, agents, ingestion systems, and reliability.
Integrate and productionize
AI Agents
to blend deterministic systems with intelligent automation.
Build admin tooling that leverages natural language and LLMs to reduce onboarding configuration time by 10x.
Own the full lifecycle of features: design → architecture review → implementation → reliability.
Must Haves
2+ years backend engineering experience
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or adjacent
Strong proficiency with
TypeScript
Strong SQL skills (PostgreSQL or similar)
Experience building
complex backend systems
with high reliability requirements
History of launching early-stage products end-to-end
Comfortable working closely with customers + solving deeply technical product problems
Nice to Haves
Experience with Express, NestJS, or similar frameworks
Experience with event-driven systems or workflow engines
Knowledge of AI agents, RAG, evaluation models, or production ML
Experience designing internal tooling for high-accuracy workflows
Experience as a tech lead, founding engineer, or working on a lean team
What excites you Tackle Complex, High-Impact Challenges
– Transforming pricing from an art to a science is a technically complex, high-stakes problem with tons of room for technical innovation and creative problem-solving. What we are building is complex but you thrive in developing elegant solutions to complex problems. You want to break ground in creating highly grounded AI systems that don’t hallucinate and provide high degree of accuracy while making sales flows 10x faster.
High Ownership & Influence
– As an early engineer, you'll own large pieces of the product and infrastructure from day one. Your work will have a direct and visible impact, shaping both our tech stack and broader product vision. You’ll also have many opportunities to make highly strategic decisions, not just in development but also in defining how pricing software evolves. You enjoy being an owner and are high agency with an bias for action.
Fast-Paced Career Growth & Leadership Opportunities
– Working in a startup means real, accelerated career growth. Whether you want to step into a tech lead role, drive product innovation, or architect major projects, you’ll be in a prime position to take on leadership as we scale.
Shape Company Culture
– As an early hire, you won’t just build the product—you’ll help define how we work together and what our company values become. This is an opportunity to create something truly special, both technically and culturally.
What we offer
Competitive salary + early stage equity
Medical, dental, vision
Unlimited PTO (really)
Daily team lunch & snacks
#J-18808-Ljbffr