Founding AI Engineer - Manhattan Labs is open at Pear VC in San Francisco Bay Area. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $194K. Posted on May 20, 2026, and still on Pear VC’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
This is a true founding engineer role. You won’t just ship features - you’ll define the system. You’ll architect and build an AI-native platform that operates as the investigative brain for compliance teams. This includes agentic reasoning systems, large-scale document ingestion, and user-facing tools that must stand up to regulatory scrutiny. You will take the product from early-stage MVP to a secure, reliable…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Pear VC’s careers page.
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Pear VC has 107 open roles right now, 17 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Sales & Business Development and Operations. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $170K. See all its roles
