Software Engineer, Pave

Core Platform

$141.1-264.5k

The targeted cash compensation for this position level depends on experience and performance in the interview process. Plus equity

TypeScript

Node.js

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

4 days a week in office

Employee compensation tools

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Employee compensation tools

201-500 employees

FintechB2BHRMarket researchSaaS

Be an early applicant

$141.1-264.5k

The targeted cash compensation for this position level depends on experience and performance in the interview process. Plus equity

TypeScript

Node.js

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

4 days a week in office

201-500 employees

FintechB2BHRMarket researchSaaS

Company mission

To build the world's best compensation tools and easily accessible market data so companies can plan, communicate, and benchmark in real-time.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Success in this role requires strong systems thinking and the ability to drive large, complex initiatives across the organization
5+ years of backend engineering experience building data intensive applications, ideally utilizing modern web technologies such as TypeScript and Node.js
Strong product intuition with the ability to design generalized platform solutions that solve cross-product challenges
Hands-on experience with data infrastructure, data pipelines/ ETLs, data modeling; ML/AI platform experience a plus
Experience leading large technical projects with high ambiguity and numerous stakeholders
Execution-driven mindset: You thrive in fast-paced environments, bias toward action, and ship thoughtful solutions with maintainability and scalability in mind

What the job involves

The Core Platform team sits at the center of Pave Engineering, bridging product and platform engineering
We build the foundational services, APIs, and abstractions that enable every team to ship enterprise-grade software with speed and confidence
In this role, you’ll own critical services like user authentication and authorization, as well as the foundational data infrastructure and models powering Pave’s compensation intelligence platform
Our stack includes: TypeScript, Node.js, MySQL, Prisma, and React, hosted on GCP

Our take

Compensation survey and merit cycle processes are integral to so many businesses, and yet remain time-consuming manual activities. Staff often lack financial training resulting in spreadsheet induced errors. Pave saw a need to update and streamline the process.

The core advantage of Pave is its ease of integration with HRIS, ATS and cap table software, creating real-time compensation data views without the need for spreadsheets. Using the software creates a fair and transparent system that management can rely on and employees can respect. The company has seen strong momentum, with backing from big names like Y Combinator and az16.

Some organisations have been reluctant to adopt solutions like Pave’s on account of the radical transparency it provides. However, with companies like Credit Karma, Miro and Discord all signing on, Pave has proven its ability to draw lucrative enterprise-level clients. It also became a Unicorn in 2022 after an impressive Series C funding round, boding well for its longevity.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

10% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Trustpilot (2.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2022

$100m

SERIES C

Aug 2021

$46m

SERIES B

Total funding: $186.2m

Company benefits

Compensation: Startup equity for full-time employees
Wellness: Top tier health insurance along for full-time employees
Food: All meals while working, plus snacks. We take our snacking seriously
Commute: Commuter pre-tax benefit accounts + employer contribution for full-time employees
Tech: Choose your laptop and accessories of choice
Team: Retreats, happy hours, and events for our team, friends, and family
Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need - we encourage our team to unplug with unlimited PTO
WFH Wednesday: A dedicated work from home day each week + additional flexibility by team!

Company HQ

Union Square, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Matt Schulman

(CEO & Founder)

Matt studied at the Wharton School before working as an Engineer at DollarsEd and spending 2 years as a Facebook Software Engineer. He left this role in June 2019 to co-found Pave in October.

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