Compa is a venture-backed AI startup revolutionizing the future of compensation! We're bringing AI-forward tools and human-centered engineering to make pay competitive and fair, for all. By offering a premier, live compensation data platform that delivers top-tier intelligence to enterprise teams, we enable the world's largest companies to make smart and fair decisions while staying competitive and compliant. In dynamic job markets during the rise of AI, companies need the best data to stay competitive!
Our force-multiplying team is powered by live data and thoughtful design, and our products have earned the trust of the world’s largest companies: NVIDIA, Stripe, DoorDash, OpenAI, Moderna, Workday, Ulta, Target, and more.
Come build with us!
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
Compa offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, PTO and parental leave, equity, company offsites, continuous education, commuter benefits and a flexible work environment.
Skills Required
- 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 and justifying trade-offs
- Experience driving projects autonomously through ambiguity (scoping to delivery)
- Experience raising the bar through code review and mentoring
- 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
- Familiarity with Django
- Familiarity with Python
- Familiarity with React
- Familiarity with TypeScript
- Familiarity with GraphQL
- Familiarity with AWS
- Familiarity with vLLM
- Familiarity with Linear
- Familiarity with Slack
- Familiarity with Notion
- Familiarity with Metabase
Compa Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Public materials highlight comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness resources, and indicate employer-covered employee premiums for core health plans. Mental-health support and access to an onsite gym at some locations further reinforce the health focus.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as generous, including vacation and paid holidays. A company-wide winter shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s is also highlighted.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is positioned as a core part of total rewards, with stock options featured alongside competitive pay. Company and third-party profiles consistently note equity availability across roles.
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What We Do
Compa is a venture-backed SaaS 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: Apple, NVIDIA, Tesla, Mastercard, T-Mobile, Sanofi, Moderna, Gilead Sciences, and more.
Why Work With Us
Compa is reimagining how companies win with pay—building tools that make compensation more fair, transparent, and data-driven. You’ll join a mission-driven, remote-first team that values ownership, low ego, and real impact. If you want to shape the future of work, this is the place.
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Compa Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
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.
