This role is ideal for a mid-level full-stack or specialized engineer (2+ years of experience) who thrives in high-growth startup environments. You should be co
Work type: remote
Location: Orange County HQ / Remote Considered | Boston Office | Orange County HQ | Denver Office | Remote - USA
Salary: $125,000 – $180,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is ideal for a mid-level full-stack or specialized engineer (2+ years of experience) who thrives in high-growth startup environments. You should be comfortable with a modern web stack—specifically Python/Django and React—and have a pragmatic mindset toward building production-grade software. While remote-friendly, the team leans toward candidates near their Irvine, Denver, or Boston hubs. The standout feature is the company’s impressive client list (NVIDIA, OpenAI, Stripe), offering the stability of enterprise-grade impact with the agility of a venture-backed AI startup. With a healthy salary range of $125k–$180k, this position provides significant autonomy, allowing you to influence system architecture and work directly on AI-driven data products that define the future of compensation. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Are a "product-minded" engineer who cares more about user outcomes than specific tools. * Enjoy moving between frontend UI and backend data pipelines. * Prefer a collaborative, fast-paced environment where you can take full ownership of features. * Want to work at the intersection of Big Data, HR Tech, and AI infrastructure.
### 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: