Chief Software Architect

Chief Software Architect

Pulley's mission is to simplify the journey of starting a company. We believe that more startups should thrive and that founder-led companies achieve greater long-term success. With our innovative cap table management tools, businesses can effectively optimize their equity for sustained growth. Managing equity shouldn’t hinder the entrepreneurial process.

As AI continues to transform business operations, we are pioneering new approaches to equity management in an AI-native environment. We see a significant opportunity to redefine how emerging leaders establish and manage their businesses. It’s an exciting challenge, and we are committed to developing effective solutions that leverage our expertise.

Backed by leading investors like Founders' Fund and Stripe, Pulley is experiencing rapid growth, serving over 4,000 customers, including dynamic startups like Linear, Runway, Fathom, and Roam. To meet the increasing demand, we are expanding our team.

About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional Chief Software Architect to elevate our technical excellence across various architectural domains (Golang, Python, Typescript, DevOps, Data & Persistence, and Orchestration). This position is ideal for a seasoned engineering leader with diverse technical experience, a strategic mindset, and a passion for solving complex challenges. You will lead organization-wide initiatives, guide architectural decisions across multiple domains, and raise the engineering standards in performance, security, and scalability.

This is a rare opportunity to fundamentally influence how we approach software development at Pulley and establish engineering practices that will support our growth.

What You'll Do

• Define and advocate for high technical quality standards across the engineering organization.
• Collaborate with engineering and product leaders to align the technical roadmap with the company’s broader goals while balancing rapid feature delivery with the long-term health of the codebase.
• Mentor designated architects in each area of architecture (Golang, Python, Typescript, DevOps, Data & Persistence, and Orchestration).
• Develop comprehensive standards for building resilient, scalable systems, including monitoring, automated testing, deployment pipelines, and development best practices.
• Identify systemic issues leading to technical debt and implement preventive solutions.
• Create systems to measure, track, and systematically resolve existing technical challenges.
• Review technical documents and proposals.

What You Bring

Why Work At Pulley?

Benefits

Annual Salary Range : $237,000-$275,000 USD.

This range reflects the typical salary for this role. Final offers will depend on various factors, including experience, interview outcomes, level, and other considerations assessed during the hiring process.