Software Engineer (Core Platform)

Overview The 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. Our stack includes: TypeScript, Node.js, MySQL, Prisma, and React, hosted on GCP. Responsibilities Own critical services such as user authentication and authorization, and manage foundational data infrastructure and models for Pave’s compensation intelligence platform. Develop and maintain foundational services, APIs, and abstractions to empower multiple teams to ship enterprise-grade software quickly and reliably. Qualifications 3+ years of backend engineering experience building data-intensive applications, ideally using modern web technologies such as TypeScript and Node.js. Strong systems thinking and the ability to drive large, complex initiatives across the organization. Execution-driven mindset: thrives in fast-paced environments, biases toward action, and ships thoughtful solutions with maintainability and scalability in mind. Hands-on experience with data infrastructure, data pipelines/ETLs, and data modeling; ML/AI platform experience is a plus. Experience leading large technical projects with high ambiguity and numerous stakeholders. Strong product intuition with the ability to design generalized platform solutions that solve cross-product challenges. Benefits Tech: Choose your laptop and accessories of choice Commute: Commuter pre-tax benefit accounts + employer contribution for full-time employees Wellness: Top tier health insurance for full-time employees Compensation: Startup equity for full-time employees WFH Wednesday: A dedicated work from home day each week + additional flexibility by team Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need — unlimited PTO Team: Retreats, happy hours, and events for our team, friends, and family Food: All meals while working, plus snacks #J-18808-Ljbffr