Software Engineer - Backend

Why join Pave?

At Pave, our vision is simple - unlock a labor market built on trust.

How are we going to get there? By building a compensation platform powered by the largest real-time compensation dataset on earth, we give you confidence in every compensation decision.

We partner with our customers to help them build and retain world-class teams through planning, communicating, and benchmarking their team’s compensation in real time. And you don’t have to just hear it from us — you can hear it from our customers: Affirm, Airtable, Ancestry, Clio, Credit Karma, Dropbox, Hover, Hubspot, Grammarly, Ramp, Workato, and (8,500+) more!

If playing to win, building with intellectual honesty, and focusing on the Pave platinum standard sounds like fun, we highly encourage you to reach out. We’d love to partner with you on our journey to change the world of compensation!

Product Engineering @ Pave

At the heart of every company’s compensation strategy are the following pillars: compensation bands, compensation planning, and total rewards communication,. Creating and maintaining compensation bands in an ever-changing labor market is equal parts art and science. These bands are then utilized in various compensation planning strategies to reward high performers and retain top talent. Finally, the output of compensation planning is visualized for employees in their Total Rewards portals where they can continue to simulate how their wealth can grow through refresh programs, promotions, and company growth. Our Market Pricing and Plan & Execute teams build the products that enable our customers do so in a frictionless and transparent way.

Over the next year, we have an ambitious roadmap that encompass the entire compensation strategy lifecycle: how customers define their compensation philosophies, model their jobs in Pave, understand trends in market data, translate trends into their compensation bands, apply band adjustments into merit cycle planning, communicate compensation adjustments to eligible employees, and help employees understand the value of their compensation over time.

Within our agile teams, we value strong ownership and collaboration. Team members move between ideation, scoping, and execution in a matter of days while closely iterating with cross functional partners on requirements. We expect you to be comfortable and excited about navigating ambiguity. We’re looking for product-centric engineers to help us embark on this journey together — we’re only scratching the surface!

What You'll Bring

• 1-2 years of backend engineering experience, ideally using modern web technologies such as TypeScript and Node.js, with at least some experience building data-intensive applications.
• Growing understanding of secure data architecture: You are able to design and work with relational and/or NoSQL databases. You optimize queries with guidance and are learning to handle large datasets securely and efficiently.
• Growing product intuition: You understand the value of building for user impact. You seek context from product partners and balance speed with thoughtful technical decisions.
• 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.

This salary range may include multiple levels. 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 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, commuter benefits, catered lunch, an unlimited PTO policy, and many other region-specific benefits.

Pave's salary range for this position

$141,100—$190,900 USD

Understand our DNA

At Pave, we embrace a relentless pursuit of excellence - we're committed to being in the top tier of our industry in everything we deliver. If you're seeking standard hours and conventional challenges, this might not align with your goals. If you're eager to push boundaries and elevate your potential beyond what you thought possible, we want to hear from you!

Our Compensation Philosophy

We've built our compensation framework to recognize and reward exceptional talent while fostering authentic connections with candidates who share our vision. Our approach emphasizes pay for performance, ensuring that your growth and impact are reflected in your rewards. We continuously innovate our compensation practices to maintain efficiency and fairness over time, creating alignment between candidate aspirations and company success.

FAQ’s:

How big is Pave today?

We were founded in 2019 in San Francisco and have grown to 150 employees across the US and the UK.

Where are the Pave offices?

We’re headquartered in San Francisco’s FiDi neighborhood, with additional offices in New York City and regional hubs in Salt Lake City and the United Kingdom. We embrace a high-energy, collaborative in-person work environment at these locations, operating on a hybrid schedule that brings teams together in-office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.

What do employee benefits at Pave look like?

We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus mental health support and wellness perks. You'll grow with our quarterly learning stipend, and enjoy daily lunch, dinner, and delicious snacks when you're in the office.

What can I expect in interviewing at Pave?

At Pave, we value intellectual honesty and transparency, and we bring this to our interview process. Throughout your time interviewing with us, we will be evaluating where you can best make an impact through multiple conversations with your recruiter, hiring manager, peers, cross-functional partners, and leadership. We also use our interviews to determine leveling, which is finalized at the end of your interview process by your hiring manager. The majority of our roles have 3-5 interview rounds. You can expect to hear back from our team within 2 days after each interview round. Once we extend an offer, we hope to hear back from you within 3 days. It is extremely important to us that we find a great mutual fit - we’re excited to get to know you!

More Questions? Check out our candidate resources page!

Pave is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or another legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodation, please email recruiting@pave.com. Sponsorship for work visas or other permits may be available for certain positions, subject to Pave's policies and legal requirements.