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Design Engineer

Pulse

San Francisco, CAFull-time$110–150K/yrPosted 1y agoStill listed 2w ago

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Compensation
$110–150K/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Visa required • Visa sponsorship

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Job overview

Pulse is hiring a Design Engineer. Pulse is a fast‑growing San Francisco engineering team tackling data‑infrastructure challenges by building intelligent document‑understanding models that combine schema mapping, vision‑language AI, and low‑latency OCR to extract structured information from complex documents.

Key focus areas include Build React components and data visualizations, Create UX for QA, field‑level accuracy, and usage analytics, and Maintain a design system and accessibility standards.

Successful candidates bring 3+ Years Shipping Front End Products. Important skills include React, TypeScript, Product Design Instincts, Prototyping, and Design And Implementation. Preferred (not required): Figma, D3.js, Charting Libraries, and Eager To Learn.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ReactTypeScriptProduct Design InstinctsPrototypingDesign and ImplementationFigmaD3.JsCharting LibrariesEager to LearnAdapt QuicklyFront End DevelopmentData VisualizationsCreate UXMaintain Design SystemAccessibility StandardsUX ResearchShip Improvements QuicklyContribute to Product CopyDocumentation

Qualifications

3+ Years Shipping Front End ProductsPrior Startup or Founding Experience5 Days in-Office at San Francisco Office

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Relocation Assistance

Full job description

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 https://www.runpulse.com/blog/pulse-approach-to-document-intelligence 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 Own front end development for core workflows. Take features from Figma to production and work closely with product, ML, and customer teams.

Responsibilities

  • Build React components and data visualizations

  • Create UX for QA, field-level accuracy, and usage analytics

  • Maintain a design system and accessibility standards

  • Run user research and ship improvements quickly

  • Contribute to product copy and documentation

Requirements

  • 3+ years shipping front end products with React and TypeScript

  • Strong product design instincts and prototyping skills

  • Ability to work across design and implementation

Nice to have

  • Figma and d3 or similar charting libraries

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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