# Founding Engineer – Baton AI at Pear VC

> Onsite · United States · Unspecified · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3APear-VC%3Afe28c1f0-c166-4bef-8962-759d0cbf636a (read 2026-11-10).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Pear VC](https://alderhq.app/companies/pear-vc)
- Location text: San Francisco
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Onsite · United States (evidence: "Location: San Francisco")
- Posted: 2025-02-19 (628 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-07 · last verified: 2026-11-08
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Pear-VC/fe28c1f0-c166-4bef-8962-759d0cbf636a
- Skills listed (inferred): TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, LLMs

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted
- Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 1752): p25 $161k, median $200k, p75 $239k

## Description (the employer's text)

### Founding Engineer – Baton AI

Location: San Francisco, CA (In-Person)

Experience Level: 3+ years (Full-Stack Engineering)

### About Baton AI

Baton AI (getbaton.ai) is building the enterprise automation platform for cross-application workflows. We’re starting by helping solutions engineering and implementation teams at software companies automate customer onboarding and product setup - enabling them to deliver value faster and at scale. This is just our first wedge toward a broader vision of enterprise-wide, AI-powered automation.

We’re backed by tier-1 VCs and growing fast. Looking for ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and want to help define the future of AI automation.

### What You’ll Do

Own core systems – Design and build key parts of our full-stack web application, API infrastructure, and AI-driven automation platform.

Work on cutting-edge tech – Work on complex technical challenges involving AI agents, prompt engineering, eval, monitoring, API, and browser automation.

Shape the product – Collaborate with early customers and the founding team to define our technical roadmap and deliver features that create real impact.

Move fast, learn fast – Prototype, experiment, and ship quickly in a high-trust, low-bureaucracy environment.

### What We’re Looking For

3+ years of full-stack engineering experience and love working with React and Typescript.

Proficiency in modern web application development – React/NextJS and Node.js. Understanding of Python and Elixir/functional programming is a plus.

Experience building rich-text editors (think Notion) or excited to take on that challenge.

Experience (or strong interest) in building AI/LLM-powered apps and workflow automation tools.

A product-minded engineer who cares about clean code and great UX.

Problem-solver who thrives on breaking down ambiguity and delivering fast.

Excited to work in person with us in San Francisco.

### Why Join Us?

Founding team impact – Help define our culture, product, and technology from the ground up.

Customer-first ownership – See your work used and loved by real users from day one.

Competitive pay & early equity – Be rewarded for the value you create as we grow.

Work on real AI automation – Build a platform that solves meaningful problems with cutting-edge AI and automation.

In-person (hybrid) collaboration – We believe the best teams build faster together. We work in person in San Francisco.

Ready to build the future with us? Let’s talk.

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