About this opportunity
Compa lists this Senior Software Engineer (all teams) opportunity in irvine, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
About Compa
Compa is a venture-backed AI startup revolutionizing the future of compensation. In a dynamic job market with hiring challenges, accountability, and the rise of AI, companies need the best data to stay ahead of industry changes, competition, and costs. Compa has developed the premier real‑time compensation data platform, delivering top‑tier compensation intelligence to leading enterprise teams. Compa is a compensation‑intelligence company built to augment enterprise compensation teams in the era of AI. Our customers include the world’s biggest companies: NVIDIA, Stripe, DoorDash, Open AI, TMobile, Moderna, Workday, Ulta, Target, and more.
Locations
Compa headquarters are located in Irvine, California, with growing sites in Denver, Colorado and San Francisco, California. We’re a collaborative, curious, and driven team that values transparency, ownership, and continuous learning and prioritizing in‑person work where possible.
The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll have real ownership over the software and systems behind Compa's core products. You’ll work across the stack, partner closely with Product and Design, and ship features that directly impact our customers.
In This Role, You Will
Own production software across Compa's web app and backend systems, from design to delivery
Own key ML and AI integrations into our data workflows, including building our own agent harness
Build new features and improve existing workflows alongside Product and Design
Lead architecture decisions and write clean, scalable code
Drive code review and influence roadmap and technical direction
Solve real problems for enterprise comp teams, from data pipelines to user experience
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of professional experience shipping production software on a team
Deep proficiency in at least one modern web language or framework, and fluency across the stack
Successful end‑to‑end ownership of complex features or systems (design to production)
Experience leading technical decisions (trade‑off justification)
Experience driving projects autonomously through ambiguity (scoping to delivery)
Experience raising the bar through code review and mentoring
Preferred Qualifications
Experience at early‑stage or high‑growth startups
Familiarity with compensation, HR tech, or enterprise SaaS
Experience with data‑driven products or complex user workflows
Interest or experience in AI systems or ML infrastructure
Comfortable with ambiguity and fast, iterative work
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
Compensation Range: $165K - $220K
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Worksite address
irvine, CA, 92713, US
Who can apply
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