This role is ideal for a seasoned full-stack engineer with 5+ years of experience who thrives in high-growth, early-stage startup environments. You should be a
Work type: remote
Location: Orange County HQ / Remote Considered | Boston Office | Orange County HQ | Denver Office | Remote - USA
Salary: $160,000 – $225,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is ideal for a seasoned full-stack engineer with 5+ years of experience who thrives in high-growth, early-stage startup environments. You should be a pragmatic problem solver comfortable with autonomy and "owning" features from conception to deployment. While the team is remote-friendly, they have a strong preference for candidates near their Irvine, Denver, or Boston hubs. The compensation is highly competitive ($160k–$225k) for a Series A startup, and you’ll be building tools for an impressive client roster that includes OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Stripe. You will have a direct hand in shaping the architecture of a data-heavy platform during a pivotal scaling phase, with opportunities to touch AI and ML infrastructure. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Have a "ship fast" mentality and prefer driving outcomes over debating perfect tooling. * Are proficient in Python/Django or React/TypeScript and enjoy working across the entire stack. * Enjoy the fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous nature of a venture-backed startup. * Live near Irvine, Denver, or Boston and value a mix of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration.
### 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.
Location:While Compa is a remote friendly company, for this role there is a preference for candidates located near one of our offices in Irvine, CA, Denver, CO or Boston, MA.
## The Role:
At Compa, we’re building the future of enterprise compensation. Our platform helps the world’s largest companies make smarter, fairer, and more transparent pay decisions—powered by live data and thoughtful design.
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.
In this role, you will:
You don’t need experience with all of these, but familiarity with any is a plus: