Backend Software Engineering

Senior Software Backend Engineer, Market PricingSan Francisco, CA & New York, NYWho We AreAt 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 9,000+ companies unparalleled confidence in every compensation decision.Top tier companies like OpenAI, McDonald's, Instacart, Atlassian, Affirm, Ericsson, 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 80% of Forbes AI 50 use Pave to benchmark compensation.We've raised $175M in funding from leading investors like Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Insight Partners, Atomico, Venture Partners, and Craft Ventures.The Market Pricing Team @ PaveCompensation decisions get made every day with far less data than they deserve. Market Pricing empowers teams to price jobs in hours instead of months, with more data, build competitive pay ranges, and understand exactly how those decisions land across their organization. What You'll DoPropose and implement scalable systems for our most sophisticated customersPartner with stakeholders to take ambiguous problems from an idea to a shipped, enterprise-ready featureOwn all phases of the development lifecycle, from a conversation with a customer to post-release monitoringSet technical direction across projects, mentor engineers, and raise the bar on how the team buildWhat You'll Bring5+ years of backend engineering experienceA strong eye for performance, reliability, and robust systems designYou have empathy for compensation teams and understand the challenges involved in pricing an employees' payYou have strong judgement when operating in the unknown; weighing all of the tradeoffs when there is no "correct" answerProven ability to break ambiguous, complex problems into concrete milestones with clear success metrics and drive them to completion with minimal oversightYou influence design decisions across the team, mentor other engineers, and bring people along through clear reasoningYou thrive in fast-paced environments and ship thoughtful solutions without over-engineeringCompensation, It's What We Do.Your total rewards package includes meaningful equity, best-in-class medical, dental, and vision coverage, unlimited PTO, and region-specific benefits designed around your life, not just your role. Targeted cash compensation for this role: P4: $195,500 - $264,500Benefits @ PaveAt Pave, growth isn't a perk — it's the point. What we offerYour Health, Fully Covered: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family, with a range of options designed to meet you where you are.Time That's Actually Yours: Flexible PTO and the freedom to work from anywhere in the world for up to a month — because life doesn't pause, and neither should you.Fuel for the Work: Lunch and dinner stipends plus fully stocked kitchens, so you can stay energized without thinking twice about it.Support When It Matters Most: Robust parental leave so you can be fully present for the moments that count.Headquartered in San Francisco's Financial District, with regional hubs in New York City's Flatiron District, Salt Lake City, Kraków (Poland), and the United Kingdom — wherever you're based, you'll find the same thing: people who genuinely care about the work, each other, and the customers that rely on Pave.We run a hybrid culture that brings teams together in person 3 to 4 days a week — and every Friday, the whole company gathers for our Team Sync: breakfast, new hire welcomes, product updates, fireside chats, and yes, the occasional Kahoot. We're here to be the #1 compensation platform in the world, and we act like it.Uphold the Pave Platinum Standard — We hold ourselves to the highest bar — for our customers, our data, and each other.We build software that transforms how companies pay their people — and we believe the team behind that software deserves the same thoughtfulness. If you're ready to help shape the future of compensation alongside people who are smart, humble, and genuinely motivated by the problem we're solving, we'd love to meet you.