Senior Backend Engineer, Core Platform & Data Infra

Pave; New York (NY); On-site; USD 195,500 - 264,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Pave is looking for an experienced backend engineer to lead critical services on their compensation intelligence platform. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in backend engineering, with a strong grasp of data-heavy applications using TypeScript and Node.js. Responsibilities include managing user authentication services, data modeling, and driving technical projects across the organization. The role offers a salary range of $195,500 - $264,500, along with comprehensive benefits including equity and unlimited PTO.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience building data intensive applications.
• Strong product intuition and ability to design generalized platform solutions.
• Hands‑on experience with data infrastructure, data pipelines/ETLs.

Responsibilities

• Own critical services like user authentication and authorization.
• Drive large, complex initiatives across the organization.
• Design scalable solutions to solve cross-product challenges.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Data intensive applications

TypeScript

Node.js

Data infrastructure

Data modeling

Technical project leadership

Machine Learning/AI experience

Tools

MySQL

Prisma

React

GCP

Job description

Pave is looking for an experienced backend engineer to lead critical services on their compensation intelligence platform. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in backend engineering, with a strong grasp of data-heavy applications using TypeScript and Node.js. Responsibilities include managing user authentication services, data modeling, and driving technical projects across the organization. The role offers a salary range of $195,500 - $264,500, along with comprehensive benefits including equity and unlimited PTO.