Software Engineer
Department: Engineering
Location: San Francisco
Compensation: $140K – $200K • Offers Equity
Employment Type: FullTime
Overview
Pulse is tackling one of the most persistent challenges in data infrastructure: extracting accurate, structured information from complex documents at scale. We have a breakthrough approach to document understanding that combines intelligent schema mapping with fine-tuned extraction models where legacy OCR and other parsing tools consistently fail.
We are a small, fast-growing team of engineers in San Francisco powering Fortune 100 enterprises, YC startups, public investment firms, and growth-stage companies. We are backed by tier 1 investors and growing quickly.
What makes our tech special is our multi-stage architecture:
Layout understanding with specialized component detection models
Low-latency OCR models for targeted extraction
Advanced reading-order algorithms for complex structures
Proprietary table structure recognition and parsing
Fine-tuned vision-language models for charts, tables, and figures
If you are passionate about the intersection of computer vision, NLP, and data infrastructure, your work at Pulse will directly impact customers and shape the future of document intelligence.
What we are looking for
5 days in-office at our San Francisco office
Eager to learn and adapt quickly
Prior startup or founding experience is a plus
About the Role
Design, build, and operate features that power extraction, review, and analytics. Work across the stack and ship measurable product improvements.
Responsibilities
Build backend services in Python and secure APIs
Ship front end features in React and TypeScript for our console and tools
Improve accuracy, latency, and reliability across the extraction pipeline
Write tests, own deployments, and monitor production health
Collaborate with design, ML, and customer-facing teams
Requirements
2+ years building production software, new grads considered
Proficiency in Python or TypeScript, plus SQL
Clear communication and bias to ship
Nice to have
FastAPI, Postgres, Redis, React, AWS
Sponsorship
Sponsorship available.
Compensation and benefits
Competitive base salary plus equity, performance-based bonus, relocation assistance for Bay Area moves, daily meal stipend, medical, vision, and dental coverage.
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