Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform

Pave$195K — $264K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience with data-intensive applications using modern web technologies like TypeScript and Node.js
  • Strong product intuition for designing platform solutions addressing cross-product challenges
  • Hands-on experience with data infrastructure, pipelines/ETLs, and data modeling; ML/AI experience is a plus
  • Proven track record leading large technical projects with ambiguous challenges and multiple stakeholders
  • Execution-driven mindset, thriving in fast-paced settings and emphasizing maintainability and scalability in solutions

Responsibilities

  • Own critical services like user authentication and authorization
  • Build foundational data infrastructure and models for the compensation intelligence platform
  • Drive large, complex initiatives across the organization
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure platform quality and performance
  • Design and implement generalized platform solutions
  • Contribute to the development of APIs and services supporting rapid software shipping

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families
  • Flexible PTO policy allowing work-from-anywhere for up to a month
  • Lunch and dinner stipends alongside fully stocked kitchens
  • Quarterly education stipend for continuous skill development
  • Robust parental leave for personal milestones
  • Commuter stipend to ease in-person collaboration expenses
Full Job Description
The Core Platform Team @ Pave

The Core Platform team sits at the center of Pave Engineering, bridging product and platform engineering. We build the foundational services, APIs, and abstractions that enable every team to ship enterprise-grade software with speed and confidence. In this role, you'll own critical services like user authentication and authorization, as well as the foundational data infrastructure and models powering Pave's compensation intelligence platform. Success in this role requires strong systems thinking and the ability to drive large, complex initiatives across the organization.

Learn more about our engineering principles here!
What You'll Bring
  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience building data intensive applications, ideally utilizing modern web technologies such as TypeScript and Node.js
  • Strong product intuition with the ability to design generalized platform solutions that solve cross-product challenges
  • Hands-on experience with data infrastructure, data pipelines/ ETLs, data modeling; ML/AI platform experience a plus
  • Experience leading large technical projects with high ambiguity and numerous stakeholders
  • Execution-driven mindset: You thrive in fast-paced environments, bias toward action, and ship thoughtful solutions with maintainability and scalability in mind

Our stack includes: TypeScript, Node.js, MySQL, Prisma, and React, hosted on GCP
Compensation, It's What We Do.

Salary is just one component of Pave's total compensation package for employees. Your total rewards package at Pave will include equity, top-notch medical, dental, and vision coverage, an unlimited PTO policy, and many other region-specific benefits. Your level is based on our assessment of your interview performance and experience, which you can always ask the hiring manager about to understand in more detail. This salary range may include multiple levels.

The targeted cash compensation for this position is (level depends on experience and performance in the interview process)
P4: $195,500 - $264,500

Benefits @ Pave

At Pave, growth isn't a perk - it's the point. As you develop, your role expands, your responsibilities deepen, and your compensation reflects the impact you're making.
What we offer
  • Your Health, Fully Covered: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family, with a range of options designed to meet you where you are.
  • Time That's Actually Yours: Flexible PTO and the freedom to work from anywhere in the world for up to a month - because life doesn't pause, and neither should you.
  • Fuel for the Work: Lunch and dinner stipends plus fully stocked kitchens, so you can stay energized without thinking twice about it.
  • Room to Keep Growing: A quarterly education stipend to invest in the skills and knowledge that matter most to you.
  • Support When It Matters Most: Robust parental leave so you can be fully present for the moments that count.
  • Getting Here, Made Easier: A commuter stipend to support the in-person collaboration that makes great work happen.

About Pave

Pave is a financial technology company that provides loans to consumers. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York City. Pave offers personal loans to borrowers with limited credit histories or who may not qualify for traditional bank loans. The company uses a proprietary algorithm to assess creditworthiness and determine loan terms. Pave's loans are funded by institutional investors and are available to borrowers in 34 states. Pave was acquired by Cross River Bank in 2019.
Learn more about Pave
Size
50 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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