over 1 year ago
Dallas, TX, USA or New York, NY, USASenior
Base Salary
$120k - $155k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build Fortify’s core financing platform as a full-stack engineer.
- Own the architecture and launch of new products such as financial aid tools.
- Improve online financing applications for students seeking loans, scholarships, or aid.
- Build tools supporting financial literacy and post-graduation job discovery.
- Contribute to product design, user interviews, customer discovery, and major launches.
Requirements
- Significant ownership of production code at a technology startup is preferred.
- Outstanding written communication skills and interest in product work are preferred.
- Interest in fintech and critical code that processes and moves money is preferred.
- Experience with React, Python, and Postgres is preferred.
Benefits
- Small, well-capitalized team with substantial autonomy and flexibility to shape the role.
- Opportunities to learn about lending, capital markets, and payment processing.
- Opportunity to own major products, make key design decisions, and grow into other areas of the business.
- Mission-driven work focused on expanding access to education and promoting economic mobility.
Tech Stack
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About Pear VC
Pear VC is an early-stage venture capital partnership that invests at pre-seed and seed, pairing capital with hands-on support, mentorship, and programs like its PearX accelerator for founding teams. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, it backs software and technology startups across categories. Its portfolio includes companies that reached the public markets, such as DoorDash and Guardant Health.