# Engineering Manager, Compensation Planning at Pave

- Company: Pave
- What the company does: Plan, communicate, and benchmark your compensation in real-time. Backed by Bessemer, Index and Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.pave.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $196K to $265K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/paveakatroveinformationtechnologies/jobs/4711341005
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pave-engineering-manager-compensation-planning/

## About the role

Founded in 2019 with a clear purpose and a team that has never wavered from it, Pave has grown into a global force in compensation management — giving thousands of companies the tools to take control, build confidence, and earn credibility in every pay decision they make. And we're just getting started.

## What they're looking for

- Lead and grow an engineering team building the core planning and recommendation workflows used by compensation teams at companies like OpenAI, Databricks, and Atlassian
- Manage the team while staying close to the code: you should be comfortable reviewing designs and diving into implementation details when needed
- Drive the technical roadmap to help drive the product towards supporting companies with 150,000+ employees
- Partner with Product and Design to translate complex compensation planning requirements into technical requirements
- Ensure the accuracy and reliability of planning calculations, given the direct financial impact on customers' pay decisions
- Align with other product and platform teams to reuse components, patterns, and shared data models

Tags: Engineering