Pauljević spent three years with Hajduk Kula between 2009 and 2012, making 59 appearances and scoring one goal in the top national division. Meanwhile, he had a loan spell with lower tier Senta in 2010.
On 23 May 2012, Pauljević was officially presented as a Partizan player, after signing a four-year contract.[3][4] In the summer of 2013, he was sent on a season-long loan to Radnički Niš.