Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack New San Francisco, CA

At Pave, were building the industrys leading compensation platform, combining the worlds largest real?time compensation dataset with deep expertise in AI and machine learning. Our platform perfects the art and science of pay, enabling 8,500+ companies to make confident compensation decisions.

Top?tier companies such as OpenAI, McDonalds, Instacart, Atlassian, Synopsys, Stripe, Databricks, and Waymo use Pave, managing over $190 billion in total compensation spend. Our 58% coverage of Forbes AI 50 clients illustrates the platforms impact.

Weve raised $160 million from leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Craft Ventures.

Research & Development

Paves R&D pillar includes data science, engineering, information technology, product design, product management, and security teams. This organization builds, maintains, and secures a platform used by more than 8,500 client organizations.

Our engineering team moves quickly, ideating, scoping, and executing in days while iterating closely with cross?functional partners. At Pave, we use TypeScript, Node.js, and React, hosted on GCP.

Compensation strategy is broken down into three pillars : compensation bands , planning workflows , and total rewards communication . We build products that make these processes seamless for customers.

Over the next year, our roadmap focuses on enhancing the entire compensation lifecyclefrom philosophy definition to market trend analysis, band adjustments, merit cycles, and employee communication. Were seeking passionate engineers excited about building robust, data?rich systems that simplify complex compensation processes at scale.

What Youll Bring

• 5+ years of full?stack engineering experience, ideally using modern web technologies such as TypeScript and Node.js (though not required), with at least 2 years building data?intensive applications.
• 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 : youre 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, Its What We Do.

Salary is just one component of Paves total compensation package. Your package includes equity, top?notch medical, dental, and vision coverage, an unlimited PTO policy, and many other region?specific benefits.

The targeted cash compensation for this position is :

$195,500 $264,500

Life @ Pave

Founded in 2019, Pave has a global footprint with headquarters in San Franciscos Financial District and regional hubs in New York City, Salt Lake City, and the United Kingdom. We cultivate a vibrant, collaborative culture through a hybrid model, bringing teams together in?person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

Benefits @ Pave

Vision Our vision is to unlock a labor market built on trust

Mission Our teams mission is to build confidence in every compensation decision

Are you ready to help our customers make smarter, more effective compensation decisions?

As set forth in Paves Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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