Senior Software Engineer - Core Platform

The Research & Development OrgPaves R&D pillar includes our 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.Compensation strategy is broken down into 3 pillars -compensation bands,planning workflows, andtotal rewards communication. We build products that make these processes seamless for customers.Over the next year, our roadmap is focused on enhancing the entire compensation lifecycle: from philosophy definition to market trend analysis, band adjustments, merit cycles, and employee communication. Were seeking passionate engineers who are excited about building robust, data-rich systems that simplify complex compensation processes at scale.Learn more about our engineering principleshere!Core Platform @ PaveThe 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. Success in this role requires strong systems thinking and the ability to drive large, complex initiatives across the organization.What Youll Bring5+ years of backend engineering experience building data intensive applications, ideally utilizing modern web technologies such as TypeScript and Node.jsStrong product intuition with the ability to design generalized platform solutions that solve cross-product challengesHands-on experience with data infrastructure, data pipelines/ ETLs, data modeling; ML/AI platform experience a plusExperience leading large technical projects with high ambiguity and numerous stakeholdersExecution-driven mindset: You thrive in fast-paced environments, bias toward action, and ship thoughtful solutions with maintainability and scalability in mindOur stack includes:TypeScript, Node.js, MySQL, Prisma, and React, hosted on GCPCompensation, Its What We Do.Salary is just one component of Paves 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. This salary range may include multiple levels.The targeted cash compensation for this position is (level depends on experience and performance in the interview process): P4: $195,500 - $230,000