Problem Solver (Generalist)

ABOUT PENSIVE

Please check our Notion doc https://www.notion.so/pensieve-inc/Pensive-Careers-280286c74744800da2eed681a77fc55e to learn more about our mission, founders, and culture.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• We are hiring Problem Solvers: builders who can take ownership of a product and drive it from zero to scale.
• You may work on an established product such as our AI grading platform, or lead the creation of an entirely new product within the Pensive ecosystem.
• In this role, you will operate as a mini founder inside the company, responsible for turning ambiguous problems into products used by thousands of instructors and students.

You will

• Own a product end-to-end, from identifying the problem to shipping solutions and growing adoption.
• Design, build, and launch MVPs quickly to test new ideas.
• Work across product, engineering, and data to create high-quality user experiences.
• Talk to instructors, students, and employers to deeply understand their problems.
• Iterate rapidly through the cycle of hypothesis → rapid prototyping → customer validation → improvement to find product–market fit.

TECHNICAL EXPECTATIONS

You do not need to be an experienced engineer, but you must be able to build and ship MVPs independently.

This includes

• Basic engineering ability to build web or mobile prototypes
• Experience using AI-powered coding tools and agentic development workflows
• Ability to rapidly translate ideas into working products