Software Engineer (all teams)

Compa; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Equity

Company offsites

Continued education

Commuter benefits

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Compa, a venture-backed AI startup, seeks a Software Engineer to own core systems end-to-end—from data pipelines to the user interface. You will collaborate with product and design to ship features that empower enterprise compensation teams, with autonomy and impact across the stack.

The role emphasizes pragmatic trade-offs, clean code, and scalable architecture in a fast-growing environment. You’ll work across frontend and backend, contribute to architecture decisions, participate in reviews,

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience shipping production software in a collaborative environment
• Strong proficiency in at least one modern web development language or framework
• Comfortable working across the stack or specializing in either frontend or backend
• Proven ability to work autonomously and follow through on commitments
• Pragmatic and thoughtful about trade-offs—focus on outcomes over tools
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Ship production-grade software across Compa’s web app and backend systems
• Build new features and improve existing workflows in collaboration with Product and Design
• Write clean, scalable code and contribute to system architecture decisions
• Participate in code reviews, team rituals, and roadmap discussions
• Solve real problems for enterprise compensation teams—from data pipelines to user experience

Skills

Full-stack development

React

Python

Communication

Autonomy

Tools

AWS

Slack

Notion

Metabase

Linear

vLLM

Job description

About Compa

Compa is a venture-backed AI startup revolutionizing the future of compensation! We're bringing AI-forward tools and human-centered engineering to make pay competitive and fair, for all. By offering a premier, live compensation data platform that delivers top-tier intelligence to enterprise teams, we enable the world's largest companies to make smart and fair decisions while staying competitive and compliant. In dynamic job markets during the rise of AI, companies need the best data to stay competitive!

About Compa

Compa is a venture-backed AI startup revolutionizing the future of compensation! We're bringing AI-forward tools and human-centered engineering to make pay competitive and fair, for all. By offering a premier, live compensation data platform that delivers top-tier intelligence to enterprise teams, we enable the world's largest companies to make smart and fair decisions while staying competitive and compliant. In dynamic job markets during the rise of AI, companies need the best data to stay competitive! Our force-multiplying team is powered by live data and thoughtful design, and our products have earned the trust of the world’s largest companies: NVIDIA, Stripe, DoorDash, OpenAI, Moderna, Workday, Ulta, Target, and more. Come build with us!

The Role

As a Software Engineer, you’ll have significant ownership and autonomy to build the systems and infrastructure that power Compa’s core products. You’ll work across the stack, collaborate closely with product and design, and contribute to features that directly impact enterprise customers.

What You'll Do

• Ship production-grade software across Compa’s web app and backend systems
• Build new features and improve existing workflows in collaboration with Product and Design
• Write clean, scalable code and contribute to system architecture decisions
• Participate in code reviews, team rituals, and roadmap discussions
• Solve real problems for enterprise compensation teams—from data pipelines to user experience

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of experience shipping production software in a collaborative environment
• Strong proficiency in at least one modern web development language or framework
• Comfortable working across the stack or specializing in either frontend or backend
• Proven ability to work autonomously and follow through on commitments
• Pragmatic and thoughtful about trade-offs—focus on outcomes over tools
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

As a Plus

• Experience in early-stage or high-growth startup environments
• Familiarity with compensation, HR tech, or enterprise SaaS (not required)
• Experience working on data-driven products or complex user workflows
• Interest or experience in AI systems or ML infrastructure (a plus, not a requirement)
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and working in fast-paced, iterative environments

Tech Stack

You don’t need experience with all of these, but familiarity with any is a plus:

• Backend: Django, Python
• Frontend: React, TypeScript, GraphQL
• Infrastructure: AWS
• Other Tools: vLLM, Linear, Slack, Notion, Metabase

Compa offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, PTO and parental leave, equity, company offsites, continuous education, commuter benefits and a flexible work environment.

Compensation Range: $125K - $180K