Staff Backend Engineer, Pulley

• This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex infrastructure challenges, loves building systems that enable other engineers to move faster, and wants to establish the operational backbone for a rapidly scaling fintech platform
• 8+ years of experience building backend systems with strong focus on infrastructure and DevOps
• Expert-level proficiency in Go, with experience building high-performance backend services
• Deep experience with cloud platforms (GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
• Strong background in CI/CD systems, automated deployment pipelines, and release management
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, DataDog) and distributed system monitoring
• Track record of improving system reliability, reducing deployment friction, and scaling infrastructure
• Systems-thinking mindset with focus on automation, reproducibility, and operational efficiency
• Ability to mentor engineers and drive technical excellence across infrastructure practices

Desirable

• We're looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the design and implementation of critical infrastructure and DevOps systems that power Pulley's platform at scale
• This is a foundational role focused on building resilient deployment pipelines, monitoring systems, and backend infrastructure that enables our engineering teams to ship features rapidly and reliably
• As a Staff Engineer, you'll set the technical direction for our platform infrastructure, working across deployment automation, observability, performance optimization, and system reliability
• You'll play a pivotal role in modernizing our DevOps practices, establishing scalable CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring our backend services are robust, observable, and efficiently deployed
• Design and implement scalable deployment infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and release automation systems
• Lead architecture decisions that improve system reliability, observability, and operational excellence
• Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging infrastructure to ensure high system availability
• Develop internal tooling and platforms that accelerate engineering velocity and reduce operational overhead
• Collaborate with backend engineers to optimize application performance and infrastructure efficiency
• Establish best practices for infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, and cloud resource management
• Champion operational excellence through automated testing, deployment guardrails, and incident response procedures
• Mentor engineers on DevOps practices and help establish a culture of reliability across the team