Pear VC

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer (USA)

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9 days ago

Responsibilities

  • Deploy and configure Optexity inside practices and clinics, including systems without APIs.
  • Work directly with doctors and staff to understand workflows and turn requirements into working software.
  • Build and improve data pipelines and integrations with EMRs and other clinical systems.
  • Collaborate with the core team on search and chat systems and incorporate customer feedback into the product.
  • Debug and resolve customer issues, owning them through resolution.
  • Support customer onboarding, training, and increased product usage.
  • Generalize solutions from individual customer problems to accelerate future deployments.
  • Share customer insights with founders to influence product direction.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
  • Strong Python skills and comfort with backend work, data, and APIs.
  • Ability to work directly with technical and non-technical customers.
  • Comfort with open-ended problems, ambiguity, and independent ownership.
  • Interest in working at a startup rather than big tech.
  • New graduates are welcome to apply.
  • Preferred qualifications include founder, founding engineer, or solutions engineering experience; browser or desktop automation; reverse engineering systems without APIs; LLM-powered product development; healthcare data, EMR, or HIPAA familiarity; and strong product judgment.

Benefits

  • Direct daily work with the founders and exposure to board and investor conversations.
  • Ownership of technical direction with increasing scope as the company grows.
  • Full compute and data resources for the work.
  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity.
  • Preferred location is San Francisco, with remote work also considered.

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Forward Deployed
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About Pear VC

51-200 employees

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.

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