Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure
About CompaCompa 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 RoleAs an Software Engineer on the Core Infrastructure team at Compa, you will own and lead infra and DevOps projects across Compa’s products, systems, AI/ML, and data warehouse.In This Role You WillDesign, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and DevOps tools and servicesWork on scaling, automation, reliability and observability of infrastructure servicesDesign and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and infrastructure automationOwn reliability end-to-end: monitoring, alerting, incident response, and continuous improvementDrive major company initiatives like multi-cloud support and customer-managed encryption keysMove fast, ship often, and help shape technical decisions as we scaleParticipate in roadmap planning and prioritizationMinimum Qualifications3+ years of industry experience in a software engineering role working on infrastructure, platforms, or backend systemsExperience designing, building, and operating systems on one of the major cloud providersA strong engineering background in DevOps/SRE and hands-on experience with PythonExperience with operational excellence and a deep understanding of metrics, alarms and dashboardsA passion for enabling teams to build fast while building safely through well-designed proactive detection mechanisms and tooling.Deep understanding of networking, operating systems, cryptographic protocols and distributed systems fundamentalsIn-depth knowledge of Kubernetes and solid hands-on experience with PythonGumption — experience working at early-stage startupsPreferred QualificationsExperience handling critical incidents for production systemsFamiliarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deploymentsExposure to multi-cloud environmentsExposure to ML OpsWorking knowledge of security best practicesCompensation Range: $160K - $185K