BACKEND DEVELOPER AT PULSE

About Pulse We’re on a mission to break the health data oligarchy by empowering humanity to take control of their health data.
Pulse turns vitals into value by aggregating health data and allowing users to share it with third parties in return for rewards.
We’re building a DePin network powered by our native wearable device The Pulse One.
Our team is venture-backed by leading investors such as Collab+Currency, Lemniscap, Delphi Ventures, and Lattice Fund.
Check out our mission at Pulse Website and follow us on Twitter.
About the Role We’re looking for a Backend Developer to take ownership of the foundational systems powering The Pulse Hub, Pulse Mobile App, and real-time data integrations with our Pulse One wearable.
This role is crucial in ensuring seamless, real-time data flows from hardware devices to users’ devices and the Pulse database while maintaining high scalability and security.
In addition, you’ll design and maintain our data lake to centralize data from multiple sources, including Shopify, analytics platforms, and real-time health metrics, enabling actionable insights and supporting our data-driven decision-making processes.
This is a unique opportunity to build infrastructure that underpins an entire ecosystem, making a tangible impact on how users take control of their health data.
Our tech stack.
Node/Typescript/PostgreSQL What You’ll Do As a Backend Developer at Pulse, you will.
Take the lead in architecting, building and scaling the Pulse Hub web portal and mobile app, ensuring seamless functionality for tracking health metrics, rewards, and user engagement.
Build robust systems to process, store, and analyze high-volume health and fitness data, ensuring data integrity and low latency.
Build and maintain a centralized data lake to aggregate and unify data from multiple sources, including user actions via Mixpanel, Shopify, Google Analytics, and Stripe, enabling cross-functional insights.
Collaborate with the mobile and frontend teams to provide seamless user experiences powered by your APIs.
Write clean, maintainable code and implement rigorous testing to deliver a robust, scalable platform.
You’ll have the autonomy to select your own tools and libraries helping build the foundations of our data infrastructure.
What We’re Looking For 5+ years of backend development experience, including building real-time, scalable systems for consumer applications.
Deep understanding of real-time data processing, streaming, and synchronization between devices and cloud databases.
Proven ability to write scalable, maintainable, and well-documented code.
Knowledge of Bluetooth data protocols, IoT integrations, or similar device data pipelines is highly desirable.
Proactive problem-solving and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
A passion for health, fitness, or wellness technologies is a plus.
What We Offer Generous salary and a competitive equity package—be part of our journey and share in our success.
Flexible, fully remote work environment, allowing you to work from anywhere.
An opportunity to make a meaningful impact at an early-stage company poised to transform health tech.
A culture that values creativity, ownership, and continuous learning.
Why Join Pulse? Work with a high-energy team shaping the future of wearable tech Global reach with an opportunity to impact audiences in NA & Europe A fast-paced, creative, and collaborative environment