Senior Backend Engineer

🚂About Pulley

Pulley's mission is to make it easier for anyone to start a company. We believe that more startups should exist and that founder-led companies are more successful in the long term. With Pulley’s cap table management tools, companies can better understand and optimize their equity for the long term. Starting a company is hard enough. Managing equity shouldn’t be. 

As AI reshapes how companies operate, we’re exploring what equity management looks like in an AI-native world. We believe there's an opportunity to redefine how early-stage leaders build and manage their companies. It’s a brand-new, unsolved challenge—and we're building a solution that leverages our strengths to meet it.

Our trajectory is fueled by top investors like Founders’ Fund, Stripe, General Catalyst, Caffeinated Capital, 8vc, Elad Gil, among other great angels. Pulley is growing quickly with over 4,000 customers including startups like Linear, Runway, Fathom, and Roam, and we’re growing the team to meet the demand.

🌟 About the role

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build and scale the backend systems that power Pulley's product experience. This is a foundational role focused on developing reliable infrastructure, implementing data models and APIs, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features for startup founders.

As a Senior Engineer, you'll own the implementation of complex backend features that span multiple services, contribute to architectural decisions, and help improve our data persistence layer. You'll work closely with product, design, and other engineers to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions while maintaining the high quality standards our customers depend on.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems, values clean architecture and maintainable code, and wants to have direct impact on systems that power company-building at scale.

🛠 What You'll Do

• Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and data models that support new product features and platform capabilities
• Implement database schemas, migrations, and ensure data integrity across our persistence layer
• Collaborate with frontend and product engineers to design APIs that enable seamless user experiences
• Work with senior engineers to contribute to architectural decisions that improve system reliability and performance
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews to maintain engineering quality
• Partner with PMs and designers to break down complex product requirements into technical implementations
• Help improve our development processes and contribute to engineering best practices

🙌 What You Bring

• 5-7 years of experience building backend systems in production environments
• Strong proficiency in Go, with experience building scalable web services
• Solid understanding of database design, SQL, and data modeling best practices
• Experience with API design and working closely with frontend teams
• Familiarity with distributed systems concepts and performance optimization
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail in complex technical domains
• Collaborative mindset and experience working in cross-functional teams
• Bonus: Experience in fintech, legaltech, or other high-trust domains with complex data requirements

✨ Why work at Pulley?

• We’ve moved beyond early-stage uncertainty - Our product has traction and we’re building on a solid foundation, but we’re still early enough in our journey where your work will directly shape the company’s trajectory as we scale.
• Make it easier for anyone to start a company - Founders turn bold ideas into reality - building things that might not exist otherwise. Starting a company is hard enough. Managing equity shouldn’t be. Pulley exists to make equity management simpler, smarter, and more accessible for founders from day one.
• Work with a high-performing and passionate team - We value the concept of stunning colleagues and we’re thoughtful about creating a team that is excited about building a great company together. Here are our operating principles:
• Principles over playbooks - Understand why strategies succeed or fail by asking questions. When you know the ‘why’, you can adapt, innovate, and find new paths to success.
• Momentum over speed - Find the best path to deliver value. Build momentum to balance the short term wins vs longer term success.
• Good taste over data - Take bold bets and trust your instincts to find the unlikely bet.
• Ideas over egos - Let the best idea win, no matter where it comes from. Cultivate an environment where everyone feels empowered to speak up.
• Gladiator over spectator - Execute; don’t just critique or ideate. You’re the one putting in the work, sweating the details, and driving for results.
• Conviction over consensus - Have the courage to back your ideas strongly, even when they defy the status quo. Disagree and commit.
• Proactive over passive - Drive your own clarity and pull for context. Ask questions, dig deeper, and grasp the full picture.

💚 Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Unlimited PTO + Winter holiday break
• Parental leave
• Generous stipends for WFH, learning, wellness, and AI tools
• 401(k) match (US) / Pension match (Canada)

Annual Salary Range: $140,000—$200,000 USD

The range above reflects the typical salary range for this role. The final offer will depend on factors such as your experience, interview performance, level, and other considerations assessed during the hiring process.