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With 8,496 Competitive Pay openings, recruiters are pushing salary transparency to attract the best talent in AI, cloud, data science, and cybersecurity. The category covers high‑paying roles—from 0‑to‑2‑year Machine Learning Engineers earning $90k‑$120k to senior Cloud Architects topping $220k—making it a hot spot for ambitious tech professionals. By listing exact salary ranges on each posting, jobseekers can instantly gauge market value and target roles that match their experience level.

Competitive Pay jobs include Machine Learning Engineer (designs predictive models with TensorFlow/PyTorch), Cloud Architect (builds multi‑cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes), Data Scientist (analyzes big data sets with Python/R), DevOps Engineer (automates CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab, and ArgoCD), and Cybersecurity Lead (secures enterprise networks with Zero‑Trust frameworks). Typical responsibilities involve writing production‑grade code, leading cross‑functional teams, and driving continuous improvement in security and performance.

Salary transparency is critical for Competitive Pay professionals because it levels the negotiation field and protects against hidden biases. With clear pay bands, candidates can benchmark offers against regional cost‑of‑living adjustments, verify that bonuses and equity reflect company standards, and make informed decisions about relocation or remote work. Our transparency tool lets you compare your current offer to similar roles in your city and across the sector.

Sr. Machine Learning Manager - Ads Marketplace Quality

Company: Reddit

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

Reddit Ads is a fast-growing platform with an ambitious goal to become a massive business. The Sr Manager of Ads Marketplace Quality will play a leading role in shaping Reddit's ads auctions to ensure a great user experience and help the business grow. The role requires management experience and expertise in ads auctions or related domains.

Principal/Senior UI/UX Engineer

Company: eClinical Solutions

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

eClinical Solutions is a company that helps life sciences organizations accelerate clinical development initiatives with expert data services and the elluminate Clinical Data Cloud. They offer opportunities for software engineers to develop innovative products and work on enterprise-level clinical data software. The company values diversity, inclusion, and continuous learning, and has received awards for its company culture and remote work.

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.

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.

District Success Manager - Khan Kids

Company: Khan Academy

Location: USA

Posted Dec 06, 2025

Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. They offer high-quality learning content and practice for PreK-12th grade and early college core academic subjects, focusing on math and science. The company values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and is committed to improving learning outcomes for students worldwide, especially those in historically under-resourced communities. They are looking for a District Success Manager to support school and district partners in implementing Khan Academy Kids successfully.

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.

Staff Backend Product Software Engineer - Team Formation

Company: Dropbox

Location: Canada

Posted Dec 06, 2025

The role is a Staff Engineer position at Dropbox, focusing on optimizing activation and engagement flows for team users. The responsibilities include leading a team of engineers, contributing hands-on coding, shaping technical direction, driving cross-organizational impact, and fostering a culture of innovation. The requirements include a BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field, at least 12 years of experience as a software engineer, and experience working on a consumer-facing product.

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 typical salary ranges for Competitive Pay roles at different seniority levels?
Junior (0‑2 years) $90k‑$120k, Mid‑level (3‑5 years) $120k‑$160k, Senior (6‑10 years) $160k‑$220k, Lead (10+ years) $220k‑$280k, Principal/Architect $280k‑$350k, and VP/CTO $350k‑$500k+. Regional premiums apply in tech hubs like SF, NYC, and Austin.
What skills and certifications are most valuable for Competitive Pay roles?
Proficiency in Python, Java, or Go; deep knowledge of TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit‑learn for ML; Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker for Cloud; CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab; security frameworks like Zero‑Trust and tools like Splunk. Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer, Certified Ethical Hacker, TensorFlow Developer Certificate, and PMP for project leadership.
Can I work remotely in Competitive Pay positions?
Yes—over 70% of Competitive Pay roles offer full remote or hybrid options. Many companies provide remote‑first policies for software, data, and security roles, while on‑site requirements are rare for Cloud Architecture and DevOps positions that need on‑prem integration. Check the location field in each listing for remote flags.
What career paths can I expect after starting in Competitive Pay roles?
Typical progression goes: Junior Engineer → Mid‑level Engineer → Senior Engineer → Tech Lead → Principal Engineer/Architect → VP/CTO. Each step adds leadership, architecture design, and strategic responsibilities. Lateral moves into product management or data science leadership are also common for high‑pay professionals.
What industry trends are shaping Competitive Pay roles?
Fast‑moving AI/ML model deployment, multi‑cloud strategies, edge AI, data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA), DevSecOps integration, and AI‑driven automation of security and ops. Companies reward professionals who can architect hybrid cloud, implement MLOps pipelines, and secure data pipelines with zero‑trust principles.

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