# Problem Solver \(Generalist\) - Company: [Pensive]() - Location: San Francisco - Team: Product - Employment type: Full Time - Posted: March 8, 2026 ## Job description # 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 ## Apply [Apply on Pensive]() Canonical job page: