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Competitive Base Pay roles are surging, with 1110 listings that offer salaries averaging 20% above the industry median. Candidates in software engineering, data science, DevOps, and cybersecurity find opportunities that combine high pay with cutting‑edge tech stacks like Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS Lambda, and TensorFlow. The demand for developers fluent in Go, Rust, and TypeScript is especially strong, as companies push for micro‑service architectures and serverless deployments.

Within Competitive Base Pay, roles vary from Backend Engineer—responsible for REST APIs, database sharding, and performance tuning—to ML Engineer building production‑grade models in PyTorch and deploying them on SageMaker. Product Managers map feature roadmaps with data‑driven metrics, while DevOps Engineers automate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and Helm. Cybersecurity Analysts secure cloud workloads with CISSP‑aligned controls, and UX Designers prototype interfaces that reduce friction for high‑traffic SaaS products.

Salary transparency is critical for professionals in this category because it levels the playing field and accelerates career decisions. With disclosed base pay, engineers can benchmark against peers in similar roles across regions, negotiate more effectively, and avoid hidden compensation gaps that historically favor certain demographics. Transparent figures also help talent identify companies that prioritize fair pay and align with their growth ambitions.

Associate Solutions Consultant

Company: Figma

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

Figma is seeking a solutions consultant to support their commercial segment and drive growth within the region. The role involves partnering with sales teams, building relationships, addressing security concerns, and creating content to delight customers. The ideal candidate should have 2+ years of experience in presales and postsales, excellent communication skills, and familiarity with the enterprise SaaS ecosystem.

Software Engineer - Deployment Infrastructure

Company: Vercel

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

The role is a Senior Infrastructure Engineer position on the CICD team at Vercel. The engineer will own and evolve the infrastructure that powers Vercel's build and deployment lifecycle, design and operate high-performance microservices, lead projects end-to-end, collaborate across teams, shape the long-term vision of CICD, participate in the oncall rotation, contribute to the open-source community, and write clean, efficient, tested, and well-documented code. The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience designing, building, and operating backend applications and distributed systems at scale, strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and infrastructure as code (Terraform), a track record of end-to-end ownership, skilled at cross-team collaboration, comfortable setting direction and defining architectural standards, experienced in mentoring and elevating others, and curious, eager to learn, and motivated to push the boundaries of modern software development.

Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Pay Group Engineering

Company: Gusto, Inc.

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

Gusto is hiring experienced engineers to join their teams working on core platform capabilities, improving existing systems for extensibility and scalability, and building the future of Gusto's Payroll system. The role involves guiding projects end-to-end, influencing feature specs, executing on projects, and maintaining code that powers core experiences. The Payroll team is the beating heart of Gusto's business, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with complex regulations.

Senior Business Data Analyst - Business Analytics

Company: Grow Therapy

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

The Senior Business Data Analyst role at Grow Therapy involves partnering with business leaders to enable data-driven decision making. The role includes defining KPIs, uncovering insights, developing dashboards, and translating data into business value. Success is measured by the impact of insights on decisions, clarity of metrics, and improvements in business outcomes.

Manager - Sales Enablement

Company: Lumos

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

The role of Manager of Sales Enablement involves designing and running programs to improve seller readiness, message consistency, and deal execution quality. The responsibilities include building onboarding programs, launching ongoing enablement, creating field assets, enabling managers to coach, building data loops, defining indicators, partnering with Product Marketing and SE leadership, and deploying AI where appropriate. The ideal candidate should have 6+ years in sales enablement and/or B2B SaaS sales, expertise in MEDDPICC and Command of the Message frameworks, strong facilitation and storytelling skills, program and project management experience, proficiency with GTM technologies, a data-informed mindset, and the ability to build cross-functional relationships.

D2C Growth Marketing Manager - Scout Acquisition

Company: Dscout

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

Dscout is a flexible experience research platform that helps product teams connect with users. They are looking for a growth-focused marketer to help grow their Scout panel, an amazing community that powers research on their platform. The role involves attracting new Scouts, supporting research recruiting needs, optimizing growth and analytics, improving onboarding and engagement, and owning tools and tech.

Associate Support Engineer

Company: GitLab

Location: North America,Latin America

Posted Dec 06, 2025

The role of Support Engineering at GitLab involves working closely with engineering and product teams to support customers, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to the codebase and documentation. The team collaborates with various departments to build new features, fix bugs, and improve the product. The role requires technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication.

Staff Software Engineer, Workflows - Distributed Systems

Company: Webflow

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

Webflow is building an AI-native Digital Experience Platform as a remote-first company. They value trust, transparency, creativity, and diversity. The Workflows team is looking for a backend-leaning Staff Fullstack Engineer to lead and collaborate on implementing multiplayer branching experience, site workflows, and next-generation publishing pipelines. The role offers competitive compensation and benefits, and Webflow is committed to building an inclusive environment.

Junior Campaign Manager

Company: Canonical

Location: EMEA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

Canonical is seeking a Junior Campaign Manager to join their Marketing team. The role involves setting up and monitoring paid campaigns, building automation and AI for ad performance, and developing the adtech stack. The ideal candidate should have experience with ad platforms, campaign tracking, lead generation, AB testing, and data-driven decision making. The position is fully remote in the EMEA region.

Director - Ecosystems Sales

Company: GitLab

Location: Europe

Posted Dec 06, 2025

The role of Director Ecosystem Sales EMEA involves leading a team to grow GitLab's business with partners across EMEA. The responsibilities include building relationships with partners, developing regional strategies, collaborating with teams, driving partner-influenced pipeline, and monitoring market trends. The ideal candidate should have experience in strategic partnerships, driving partner-influenced revenue, and leading distributed teams.

Head of Presales Engineering

Company: Lumos

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

The role of Head of Pre Sales Engineering at Lumos involves leading and scaling the presales team, hiring and mentoring SEs, building the SE operating system, owning demo and POV strategy, partnering with sales leaders, building field assets, creating feedback loops, collaborating with RevOps, and modeling an inclusive culture. The ideal candidate should have 10+ years of B2B SaaS pre sales experience, domain fluency, proven lift in technical win rate, mastery of MEDDPICC, operational rigor, excellent communication skills, and the ability to travel as needed.

Senior Data Scientist - Consumer

Company: Reddit

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

Reddit is hiring experienced Senior Data Scientists to join their growing Data Science team. The role involves partnering with cross-functional partners to drive product strategy, experimentation, and causal analysis. The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree in a quantitative field, expertise in SQL and programming languages, and strong technical communication skills.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the typical salary ranges for Competitive Base Pay roles by seniority level?
Junior: $80k-$110k; Mid‑Level: $110k-$150k; Senior: $150k-$200k; Lead: $200k-$250k; Principal: $250k-$300k+. Ranges shift 10-15% higher in tech hubs like San Francisco, Seattle, and New York, and can dip 5-10% in smaller markets.
Which technical skills and certifications are most valuable for Competitive Base Pay positions?
Core coding fluency in Python, Java, Go, or Rust; cloud proficiency with AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Fundamentals, or GCP Associate Cloud Engineer; container & orchestration expertise in Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker; CI/CD mastery with GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or Jenkins; security credentials such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, or AWS Certified Security Specialty; data science certifications like TensorFlow Developer or AWS Certified Data Analytics.
How common is remote work for Competitive Base Pay roles?
Over 70% of listings allow fully remote work, especially in cloud, DevOps, AI/ML, and security. Hybrid models typically require 1‑2 on‑site days per week, while some on‑prem roles still mandate on‑site presence for compliance or infrastructure maintenance.
What career progression paths exist within Competitive Base Pay roles?
Typical ladder: Junior → Mid‑Level → Senior → Lead → Principal. Engineers may transition into Solution Architecture, Technical Program Management, or Security Leadership. Product Managers often move to Senior PM, Director, or VP of Product. Continuous learning and impact on revenue or scale are key promotion drivers.
What industry trends are shaping Competitive Base Pay salaries?
Demand is rising for AI/ML specialists, serverless architects, and edge‑computing engineers. Cloud‑native technologies like Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitOps are premium. Cybersecurity remains a high‑pay niche, especially for threat‑intel and cloud‑security roles. Remote hiring and diversity initiatives further push salary parity and transparency.

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