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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 RoleThe Compa Platform team builds and operates the systems that power our products, enable our engineers, and keep our platform infrastructure reliable as we grow. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Platform Team, you will own and lead backend and infrastructure projects across Compa's products, systems, AI/ML, and data warehouse. Join us and help design and maintain the foundation that enables the products our customers use daily!What You’ll DoDesign, build, and maintain backend services and the AWS infrastructure that supports themDevelop and scale application backends in Django and Postgres, with a focus on reliability and performanceWork on scaling, automation, reliability, and observability of backend and infrastructure servicesDesign and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and infrastructure automation on AWSExperience making architectural decisions and setting technical directionAbility to operate with autonomy in ambiguous problem spacesAct in a generalist platform engineering capacity on a small start-up teamAssist in upscaling the team as new capabilities are developed, learning quickly and building shared resources that support continued growthMinimum Qualifications5+ years of professional experience in software engineering with an emphasis on backend systemsStrong hands-on experience building and operating production systems on AWSDeep, hands-on experience with Python, Django, and Postgres in productionSolid DevOps/SRE fundamentals (CI/CD, observability, incident response)Experience with operational excellence and a deep understanding of metrics, alarms, and dashboardsSolid understanding of networking, distributed systems, and database fundamentalsPreferred QualificationsStart-up experienceExperience handling critical incidents for production systemsFamiliarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deploymentsWorking knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestrationExposure to ML OpsWorking knowledge of security best practices and cryptographic protocolsCompensation Range: $185K - $200K","company":"Compa","rawCompany":"compa","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-06-26T12:15:47.425Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Software Engineer, Platform","description":"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. 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