Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer

Company Name: Pulley

Job Url: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/pulley/jobs/5123508008

Job Description:  About the role

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to build and ship the systems that power Pulley's core equity platform. You'll own end-to-end delivery of complex features — working across data models, APIs, and backend services to ship high-impact improvements for startup founders.

In this role, you'll work closely with product, design, and other engineers to turn business problems into clean, reliable software. You'll help modernize our platform, improve system performance, and ensure our backend is robust and maintainable as we scale.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and wants to work on systems that truly power company-building at scale.

🛠 What You’ll Do

Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and data models that power new features and improvements across Pulley's core equity platform
Own end-to-end delivery of complex projects, from scoping technical approach through to production rollout
Work on our persistence layer — database schema design, migrations, and data integrity
Drive performance and reliability improvements across backend systems
Work closely with product, design, and other engineers to ship seamless user experiences
Mentor junior engineers on backend best practices and system design
🙌 What You Bring

5+ years of backend engineering experience building production systems
Strong proficiency in Go
Solid understanding of database design, data modeling, and persistence best practices
Experience designing APIs and working closely with frontend teams
Strong product sense and ability to translate complex requirements into clean, maintainable systems
A collaborative mindset — you work well with product, design, and other engineers
Nice to have

Experience in fintech or other high-trust domains
Familiarity with equity management tools or legaltech systems
✨ 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 some traits that enable our team members to thrive:
First Principles Thinking - We believe in breaking down problems into their most basic parts, and that something is possible unless proven otherwise. We understand "why did certain things work?" and apply it to our situation.
Ship It & Iterate - We value people who not only generate ideas but also do the work to bring them to life. Instead of fixating on outcomes, we focus on the inputs we can control and take our best bets. We move quickly to ship something, talk to users, get feedback, and iterate.
Boldly Honest & Aggressively Considerate - Being boldly honest means challenging each other to set and hit goals, and make the right strategic decisions on what to build. Being aggressively considerate means caring about one another as humans and speaking up with empathy so we can succeed together as a team.
Ego-less Learner - Everyday at Pulley, we're trying things that we've never done before - sometimes they work; sometimes they don't. It's important to embrace the mindset of a beginner - stay curious, open to feedback, and ready to learn and grow alongside the team.
💚 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: $180,000—$200,000 USD