Pear VC
Founding Engineer - Abacus
About this role
Join Abacus as a Founding Engineer to lead the development of an innovative ML-powered automation platform for accounting firms. This role offers significant autonomy and the chance to directly shape the technical direction within a rapidly growing startup.
What you'll do
- Enhance and scale the ML document extraction engine
- Make backend architecture decisions
- Develop and deploy new automation features
- Collaborate with founders on product requirements
- Help establish the engineering culture and roadmap
What they're looking for
- 1–5 years in high-ownership roles
- Strong backend programming in Python
- Experience in startup or side projects
- Familiarity with LLMs and OCR is a plus
- Knowledge of AI infrastructure frameworks
Benefits
- High potential for ownership and growth
- Significant equity stake
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Daily lunches and office barista
- Influence on product and company direction
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Pear VC
Pear VC invests in and supports AI-driven enterprise software companies building automation platforms, compliance systems, and specialized tools across industries like financial services, insurance, and software development. The portfolio companies are hiring founding and senior engineers to design core infrastructure, build AI systems, and develop scalable backend platforms alongside their leadership teams.
View all jobs at Pear VCLikely interview questions
- Walk us through a 0→1 project you built—what problem did you solve, and what was your technical approach?
- Tell us about your experience with Python and backend architecture. How would you approach scaling a system that needs to handle high document throughput?