Senior Software Engineer

Withpulley
San Francisco, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for senior software engineers who build end-to-end product features and have experience with AI coding agents, who are based in the San Francisco Bay Area and are comfortable with in-person work arrangements.

Best fit for

  • Senior engineers with a track record of shipping AI-powered features and owning product surfaces from requirements to production
    — “own significant product surface end-to-end: requirements through production
  • Candidates who thrive in ambiguous environments and prioritize solving real-world problems through technical design
    — “You thrive in ambiguity—you'd rather define the right problem than execute a spec
  • Individuals with startup experience who have helped shape teams and not just products
    — “Startup experience at the stage where you helped build the team, not just the product

Things to consider

  • The role requires a commitment to in-person work in the San Francisco Bay Area for four days per week
    — “Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and willing to work in person 4 days a week
  • Candidates must have experience with AI agents, not just basic autocomplete tools
    — “Real experience building with AI coding agents and LLM-powered features—not just autocomplete

How to stand out

  • Highlight your end-to-end ownership of product features and their impact on users
    — “Own features and systems end-to-end—from talking to users and defining requirements through architecture, implementation, and iteration in production
  • Showcase your ability to architect systems with both quality and velocity in mind
    — “strong opinions about quality and velocity and don't treat them as a tradeoff
  • Demonstrate your fluency in full-stack development, especially with TypeScript, React, and cloud platforms
    — “Fluency in modern full-stack development—we use TypeScript, React, and Google Cloud
  • Emphasize your experience with LLM-powered features in production environments
    — “Experience designing evals or otherwise making LLM-powered features reliable in production
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • Build AI-driven permitting intelligence platform
  • Own features and systems end-to-end
  • Architect durable systems
Typical background
4+ years of software engineering experienceFluency in modern full-stack development

Skills & requirements

Required

AI IntegrationFull-stack DevelopmentProduct OwnershipUser Experience DesignAi-driven Product FeaturesQuality And Velocity BalanceArchitect Durable Systems

Preferred

Construction TechGovtechProptechLlm-powered Features ReliabilityStartup ExperienceMentoring

Stack & domain

Ai-powered Permitting IntelligenceExpert GuidancePermitting DocumentsCity RegulationsJurisdiction WorkflowsAI AgentsLlm-powered FeaturesArchitectureImplementationIterationProductionUnstructured Permitting DocumentsOwnershipQualityVelocityMentorshipStandardsConstruction TechGovtechProptech

About the role

Original posting from Withpulley via Ashby

About Pulley

Pulley helps the country’s top architects, builders, and retailers speed up every project in their portfolio. With AI-powered permitting intelligence and expert guidance, we eliminate costly delays and bring predictability across the full lifecycle of commercial projects.

Today, permitting is the slowest, most uncertain part of building, spread across 19,000+ jurisdictions with different rules, timelines, and surprises. Pulley gives project teams the clarity and predictability they need to move from planning to opening without delays.

We support rollout programs for brands like J.Crew, Solidcore, and Hibbett Sports, as well as major data center buildouts, EV charging networks, and other commercial projects. Our platform dramatically reduces approval timelines, improves forecasting accuracy, and removes thousands of hours of manual work from design and construction teams.

Founded in 2021, Pulley combines deep permitting expertise with purpose-built AI from people who have created products used by millions. We’re backed by CRV, Susa Ventures, Fifth Wall, and leaders from Plaid, Segment, ServiceTitan, and Procore.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

In this role, you will build the product that gets stuff built. You'll work closely with engineers, designers, and end-users to accelerate our product development. As a senior-level software engineer at Pulley, you will:

  • Own features and systems end-to-end—from talking to users and defining requirements through architecture, implementation, and iteration in production
  • Turn unstructured permitting documents, city regulations, and jurisdiction workflows into fast, reliable product experiences, with AI at the core of how the product works
  • Build with AI agents as a daily practice—directing, reviewing, and shipping agent-driven work at high velocity while owning the quality bar
  • Make technical and product decisions that have direct impact on our customers and their projects
  • Raise the bar for the engineers around you through design review, mentorship, and the standards you set in your own work

WHO YOU ARE

  • You thrive in ambiguity—you'd rather define the right problem than execute a spec, and you're energized rather than paralyzed when the path isn't laid out
  • You're product-minded: you care whether the thing you built actually solved the customer's problem, and you'll talk to users to find out
  • You have strong opinions about quality and velocity and don't treat them as a tradeoff — you look for the tools, abstractions, and processes that buy both
  • You default to ownership: when something is broken or missing, your instinct is to fix it, not to file it as someone else's problem

NEED TO HAVE

  • 4+ years of software engineering experience
  • Track record of owning significant product surface end-to-end: requirements through production, including the unglamorous parts
  • Fluency in modern full-stack development—we use TypeScript, React, and Google Cloud; you don't need our exact stack, but you should be productive with something similar
  • Real experience building with AI coding agents and LLM-powered features—not just autocomplete; you've shipped work where agents did substantial implementation under your direction
  • Ability to architect durable systems while making pragmatic tradeoffs
  • Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and willing to work in person 4 days a week

NICE TO HAVES

  • Experience in construction tech, govtech, proptech, or another domain where the hard part is messy real-world documents and processes
  • Experience designing evals or otherwise making LLM-powered features reliable in production
  • Startup experience at the stage where you helped build the team, not just the product
  • Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical direction across teams

Source: Withpulley careers (Ashby)

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