Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Compa is a venture-backed AI startup revolutionizing the future of compensation. In this role, the Senior Software Engineer will have significant ownership and autonomy to build the systems and infrastructure that power Compa’s core products, collaborating closely with product and design teams.
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
- 5+ 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
- 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
Company Overview
Compa provides a software platform that supplies compensation data and analytical tools for corporate pay decision processes. It was founded in 2020, and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://www.compa.ai.