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.
Job Description
Pulley is hiring licensed architects and engineers to review commercial plan sets and produce structured IBC code compliance findings across egress, fire-resistance, accessibility, structural, and MEP and other disciplines.
Who You Are
You might be a Senior Project Architect or Technical Architect who QA/QCs CD sets before permit, reads code daily, and can cite the IBC tables behind a finding. 15+ years commercial experience and extensive, hands-on QA/QC, permit/correction-letter experience required. Comfort reviewing plans on screen in a web app is essential.
OR,You might be a current or former municipal plans examiner or 3rd party plan reviewer. 10+ years commercial experience and extensive, hands-on permit/correction-letter experience required. ICC certification (Building/Combination/Fire Plans Examiner or MCP) or equivalent is required. Comfort reviewing plans on screen in a web app is essential.
Key Responsibilities
Detailed review of plans for code compliance, missing information and inconsistencies
Evaluate review comments and markups for accuracy and clarifying compliance rationale
Short-form written clarification of review and compliance rationale
Using a simple web-app interface is necessary; comfort with screens and PDF plan review essential
Key Qualifications
A licensed or credentialed specialist: RA, PE/SE, FPE, CASp, or ICC specialty certification (Accessibility, Fire, Structural, or Energy Plans Examiner; MCP).
15+ years experience in commercial construction and robust skills in plans coordination, review and QA/QC
OR:ICC Certified Building, Combination, or Fire Plans Examiner — or Master Code Professional (or equivalent).
10+ years of commercial experience, with 5+ years of commercial plan review at an AHJ or third-party review firm
(Plus) CASp certification or CA/FL code experience (CBC, Title 24, FBC).
(Plus) Prior third-party or peer review work for jurisdictions.
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