Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Content + Source + Freshness • 13 Feb 2026 • 95% confidence
Offer value
This role offers a strong salary and unique opportunities in a market leader, making it attractive for skilled backend engineers.
- Strong salary range: $195,500 - $264,500
- Join a growing company with influential market reach
- Engage in product development and collaborative teamwork
- High demands on backend engineering experience
Pros
- Generous compensation package ($195,500 - $264,500)
- Engagement with a prominent company influencing compensation standards
- Focus on continuous learning and adaptability
Cons
- Expectations for rapid delivery may be intense
- Must thrive under ambiguity and self-direct work
- Potential competition with highly qualified candidates
Who it's for
Senior / Lead • Hybrid model with some on-site collaboration
Good fit
- Senior backend developers with robust experience
- Professionals excited about compensation technology
- Team-oriented engineers invested in delivering user value
Not recommended for
- Entry-level software engineers
- Candidates seeking complete remote flexibility
- Individuals uncomfortable with collaborative environments
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Who We Are
At Pave, we're building the industry’s leading compensation platform, combining the world's largest real-time compensation dataset with deep expertise in AI and machine learning. Our platform is perfecting the art and science of pay to give 8,500+ companies unparalleled confidence in every compensation decision.
Top tier companies like OpenAI, McDonald’s, Instacart, Atlassian, Synopsys, Stripe, Databricks, and Waymo use Pave, transforming every pay decision into a competitive advantage. $190+ billion in total compensation spend is managed in our workflows, and 58% of Forbes AI 50 use Pave to benchmark compensation.
The future of pay is real-time & predictive, and we’re making it happen right now. We’ve raised $160M in funding from leading investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Craft Ventures.
Research & Development
The R&D organization encompasses engineering, product, design, data science, and security. We’re a high performing team that moves between ideation, scoping, and execution in a matter of days. Everyone on the team has high agency to design, experiment, and build great software in partnership with our pre-sales and post-sales teams, and our clients.
We're seeking passionate engineers who are excited about building robust, data-rich systems that simplify complex compensation processes at scale. Our stack is React, TypeScript, Node.js, MySQL, and BigQuery hosted on GCP.
What You'll Bring
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally using modern web technologies such as TypeScript and Node.js (but not required), with at least 2 years building data-intensive applications.
- Strong understanding of secure data architecture: Expert in designing databases, optimizing queries, and processing large datasets efficiently and securely.
- Strong product intuition: You use customer needs to guide technical decisions and know when to prioritize fast iteration versus robust architecture.
- Execution-driven mindset: You thrive in fast-paced environments, bias toward action, and ship thoughtful solutions without overengineering.
- Adaptability in ambiguity: You’re comfortable filling in gaps, validating direction through prototypes, and evolving your approach as you learn.
- Collaborative working style: You work well with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers, and care deeply about delivering value to users.
- Nice to have: Experience at B2B SaaS companies, especially during periods of rapid growth or platform expansion.
Compensation, It's What We Do.
Salary is just one component of Pave's total compensation package for employees. Your total rewards package at Pave will include equity, top-notch medical, dental, and vision coverage, an unlimited PTO policy, and many other region-specific benefits. Your level is based on our assessment of your interview performance and experience, which you can always ask the hiring manager about to understand in more detail.
Salary Range for this role: $195,500 - $264,500
Life @ Pave
Since being founded in 2019, Pave has established a robust global footprint. Headquartered in San Francisco's Financial District, we operate strategic regional hubs across New York City's Flatiron District, Salt Lake City, and the United Kingdom. We cultivate a vibrant, collaborative workplace culture through our hybrid model, bringing teams together in-person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays to foster innovation and strengthen professional relationships
Benefits @ Pave
At Pave, career advancement drives everything—roles expand, responsibilities deepen, and compensation rises alongside your professional growth.
What we provide
- Complete Health Coverage: Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for you and your family, with plenty of options to suit your needs
- Time off & Flexibility: Flexible PTO and the ability to work from anywhere in the world for a month
- Meals & Snacks: Lunch & dinner stipends as well as fully stocked kitchens to fuel you
- Professional Development: Quarterly education stipend to continuously grow
- Family Support: Robust parental leave to bond with your new family
- Commuter Assistance: A commuter stipend to help you collaborate in person
