Remote Founding Backend Engineer - freeflow at Pear VC

Description:

Freeflow is seeking a Founding Backend Engineer to join their fully remote team.
The role offers a salary range of $180,000-$220,000 per year, along with 0.50%-0.75% equity.
The company aims to innovate the insurance industry with agentic AI solutions and is backed by a successful founding team with prior startup experience.
As a founding backend software engineer, you will build features that deliver lasting value to customers.
Responsibilities include creating algorithms for multimodal inputs, designing complex distributed applications, and building scalable architecture.
You will apply SRE principles to ensure reliable value delivery and collaborate with stakeholders for continuous platform improvement.

Candidates must have 9+ years of experience in designing, building, and supporting large-scale distributed systems.
Proficiency in systems programming, including multi-threading and concurrency, is required.
Strong computer science fundamentals and a willingness to learn are essential.
Knowledge of machine learning and artificial intelligence is preferred, even if only through coursework.
The ideal candidate is a collaborative teammate who is proactive in solving customer needs and enjoys working quickly.
Bonus points for interest or experience in generative AI, foundational models, and integrating ML and AI models with software.

The position offers competitive compensation, stock options, and health insurance.
A home office setup stipend is provided to support remote work.
Employees enjoy flexible paid time off (PTO).
Team members can use their preferred tools to enhance productivity, including paid subscriptions to ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Intellij.