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Company brief · updated 2026-10-19

Pump.co

pump.co · Fintech · One platform to monitor, optimize, and manage your cloud. No engineering required. #GetPumped

18open roles
17new in 30 days
8closed in 30 days
0remote-eligible
freezehiring velocity

What they're building

AI-powered cloud cost optimization platform strong signal

Today: Site: 'We optimize your cloud spend, automate your savings, and give you enterprise-level pricing'

Roles: Engineering Manager · Backend Engineer · DevOps Engineer

Requirements mention: AI-powered cloud optimization platform · scalable, performant systems · AI/ML applications · LLM/AI · Terraform

Inference: the three Engineering roles point to building out the backend and infrastructure behind the automated savings product, with one manager role for technical direction.

Cloud partner channel (AWS, GCP, Azure) weak signal

Today: Site: 'Cloud spend managed for our customers across AWS, GCP & Azure'

Roles: Partnerships Lead

Requirements mention: partnership strategies · co-sell motions · AWS · GCP · Microsoft Azure

Inference: a single role, so no next step is drawn. The posting asks for co-sell work with the three cloud providers.

Direct sales of the platform weak signal

Today: Site: 'Cut your cloud bill automatically. Pump finds the best pricing as your usage spikes, dips, or grows.'

Roles: Mid-Market Account Executive

Requirements mention: sales · business development · customer-facing role · cross-functional collaboration

Inference: a single mid-market AE role, open since Dec 2025, so no next step is drawn.

Legal function weak signal

Today: Site: 'We optimize your cloud spend, automate your savings, and give you enterprise-level pricing'. The posting's 'startup in payments' wording does not match the site.

Roles: In-House Counsel

Requirements mention: Delaware corporate law · corporate governance · regulatory and compliance · litigation background

Inference: one role, so no next step is drawn. The posting describes helping build the legal function from the ground up.

Customer support and success for the platform weak signal

Today: Site: 'One platform to monitor, optimize, and manage your cloud.'

Roles: Customer Success Manager

Requirements mention: customer support via email and phone · escalations · Pump Platform · in-app support

Inference: one role, so no next step is drawn. The posting says it feeds customer insight back into the product.

Product and brand design weak signal

Today: Site: 'One platform to monitor, optimize, and manage your cloud. No engineering required.'

Roles: Head Product Designer · Brand Designer

Requirements mention: user research · prototyping · Gen AI coding tools · Claude · Cursor · motion design · design system

Inference: two separate design roles, one product and one brand, so no next step is drawn. The product design lead is expected to use AI coding tools and take part in code reviews.

Where the headcount is going

DepartmentOpen
Marketing6
Sales5
Engineering3
Product2
Legal1
Customer Success1

Nine open roles across six departments, with Engineering (3) and Sales (2) the largest, all in San Francisco, no new or closed roles in the last 60 days, and several open since early or mid 2025.

Who they need

Seniority: Mostly mid-level (5), with 2 senior, 1 manager and 1 director role.

Skills named most: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, business development, co-sell motions, Figma, Framer, Adobe After Effects

Locations: All roles are listed in San Francisco (San Francisco, CA: 7; San Francisco, California: 1; San Francisco: 1). No remote roles are listed.

How to use this

If you're applying: Engineering roles ask for Python, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker and Kubernetes, and the Backend role adds FastAPI and DynamoDB. The Head Product Designer role expects AI coding tools (Claude, Cursor). All roles are in San Francisco with no remote listings. Several have been open since 2025 and none have been added recently, so check each fit line against your background before applying.

If you're selling or recruiting: Engineering (3) and Sales (2) are the largest groups, all in San Francisco. No roles opened or closed in the last 60 days. The Customer Success Manager role has been open since Feb 2025, Backend and DevOps since June 2025, and Engineering Manager since Aug 2025. Read this as a slow-moving backlog of existing seats rather than a hiring push. The long-open engineering roles are the clearest place to start a conversation.

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Open roles (18)

TitleDepartmentLocationPosted
Content CreatorMarketingSan Francisco, California2026-10-20
Business Development Representative SalesSan Francisco, CA2026-10-20
Technical Product ManagerProductSan Francisco, CA2026-10-20
Partnerships LeadSalesSan Francisco, CA2026-10-20
Mid-Market Account ExecutiveSalesSan Francisco2026-10-20
Head Product DesignerProductSan Francisco, CA2026-10-20
Brand DesignerMarketingSan Francisco, CA2026-10-20
In-House CounselLegalSan Francisco, California2026-10-20
Engineering ManagerEngineeringSan Francisco, CA2026-10-20
Backend Engineer EngineeringSan Francisco, CA2026-10-20
Customer Success ManagerCustomer SuccessSan Francisco, CA2026-10-19
Product Marketing ManagerMarketingSan Francisco, California, United States2026-10-19
SEO/AEO ManagerMarketingSan Francisco, CA2026-10-19
Demand Generation Lead (Paid Ads)MarketingSan Francisco, California2026-10-19
Head of MarketingMarketingSan Francisco, California, United States2026-10-19
VP of RevenueSalesSan Francisco, CA2026-10-19
GTM EngineerSalesSan Francisco, CA2026-10-19
DevOps EngineerEngineeringSan Francisco, CA2025-06-02