Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform

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

Core Platform @ Pave

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 You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience building data intensive applications, ideally utilizing modern web technologies such as TypeScript and Node.js
• Strong product intuition with the ability to design generalized platform solutions that solve cross-product challenges
• Hands‑on experience with data infrastructure, data pipelines/ETLs, data modeling; ML/AI platform experience a plus
• Experience leading large technical projects with high ambiguity and numerous stakeholders
• Execution‑driven mindset: You thrive in fast‑paced environments, bias toward action, and ship thoughtful solutions with maintainability and scalability in mind

Our Stack

TypeScript, Node.js, MySQL, Prisma, and React, hosted on GCP

Compensation

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, 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 - $264,500