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 Software Engineer II to join our backend team and help build the systems that power Pulley's product experience. This is a growth-focused role where you'll work on backend services, data models, and APIs while developing your skills in a supportive, collaborative environment.

As a Software Engineer II, you'll contribute to well-defined projects, implement backend features, and work closely with senior engineers to learn best practices in system design and data persistence. You'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful features that directly impact thousands of startup founders while growing your technical expertise.

This role is perfect for someone who has solid backend fundamentals, is eager to learn and grow, and wants to contribute to systems that power company-building at scale.

🛠 What You’ll Do

• Implement backend features and services following established patterns and team conventions
• Work on database operations, migrations, and data integrity under guidance from senior engineers
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to integrate APIs and ensure smooth user experiences
• Write clean, well-tested code and actively participate in code reviews to learn and improve
• Partner with senior engineers to understand and implement technical requirements
• Contribute to improving development processes and adopting engineering best practices
• Help maintain and debug existing systems while learning about system architecture

🙌 What You Bring

• 2-4 years of backend software engineering experience in production environments
• Proficiency in Go, with experience building web services
• Understanding of database fundamentals, SQL, and basic data modeling concepts
• Familiarity with API development and working with frontend teams
• Interest in learning about distributed systems and performance optimization
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Collaborative approach and eagerness to learn from senior team members
• Bonus: Some exposure to fintech, legaltech, or other 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: $120,000—$180,000 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.