Senior Backend Engineer, Crypto

Pulley; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Pulley is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer specializing in crypto to enhance their product offerings for web3-native startups. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design secure backend systems that support innovative token management features, ensuring the evolution of equity management within an AI-native framework.

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)

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of backend software engineering experience.
• Strong command of Go or Python.
• Deep understanding of crypto/web3 technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend systems for token-based management.
• Collaborate with teams to define and ship new features.
• Translate compliance requirements into scalable software.

Skills

Backend systems

Crypto knowledge

APIs

Job description

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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.

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 with deep expertise in backend systems and a strong understanding of crypto and token-based ecosystems. In this role, you'll help us expand Pulley's product offering to better serve web3-native and crypto startups. You'll work across the stack, collaborating closely with design, product, and other engineers to build seamless user experiences and scalable infrastructure.

Pulley sits at the intersection of traditional equity and emerging token models. We believe founders should have the tools to manage both with the same clarity and confidence. You'll help bridge that gap, bringing your crypto knowledge and backend skills to define new standards for token cap tables, compliance, and governance in an AI-native world.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, loves turning business problems into clean abstractions, and wants to work on systems that truly power company-building at scale.

What you'll do

• Design and build backend systems that support token-based cap tables, airdrops, vesting schedules, and governance models
• Serve as a subject matter expert on crypto protocols, token standards, wallets, and blockchain integrations
• Collaborate with product, design, and AI teams to define and ship new features for crypto-native companies
• Work across the stack to build APIs, data models, and backend services with an emphasis on security and reliability
• Translate legal and compliance requirements into scalable software abstractions
• Contribute to internal discussions and strategic planning around Pulley's crypto product roadmap
  
  

What you bring

• 5–7 years of backend software engineering experience, with a strong command of Go or Python
• Deep understanding of crypto/web3 technologies: token standards, smart contracts, on-chain data, and wallets
• Experience working with blockchain APIs and infrastructure
• Strong product sense and ability to translate complex requirements into clean, maintainable systems
• Experience working in high-trust domains like fintech, infra, or security
• A collaborative mindset and ability to work cross-functionally with product and design
  
  

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 should 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: $130,000—$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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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