Software Engineer, Upstart
Developer Platform
$142-196.6k
$136,000—$165,000 CAD + Target bonuses + Equity + ESPP
More information about location
AI lending marketplace
Open for applications
AI lending marketplace
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$142-196.6k
$136,000—$165,000 CAD + Target bonuses + Equity + ESPP
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable effortless credit based on true risk.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or its equivalent), plus 3 years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience developing production software using one or more general-purpose programming languages
- Experience designing, building, testing, and operating production software or infrastructure
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, continuous integration systems, developer tooling, or backend services
- Experience independently delivering well-scoped software engineering projects from technical design through production operation
- Demonstrated experience using AI assisted development tools across multiple stages of the software engineering lifecycle, with an interest in continuously evolving how you use these tools as their capabilities advance
Desirable
- Experience with Kubernetes control-plane engineering, AWS, containers, or infrastructure as code
- Knowledge of developer tooling, continuous integration systems, internal developer platforms, or shared test infrastructure
- Experience building or operating ephemeral or production-like development and testing environments
- Experience building APIs, services, command-line tools, test orchestration, or automation used by other engineers
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools across the software engineering lifecycle or building AI-enabled developer workflows and automation
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer II, Developer Platform at Upstart, you will build and operate systems used by engineers across Upstart to develop, test, and prepare software for production
- You’ll work across continuous integration infrastructure, Kubernetes-based ephemeral environments, test infrastructure, and developer tooling while independently delivering well-scoped engineering projects and contributing to technical design
- Build and improve services, infrastructure, and developer tooling that power continuous integration, ephemeral environments, and automated testing across Upstart
- Develop scalable Kubernetes- and AWS-based capabilities that enable engineers to create and use production-like environments through reliable, self-service workflows
- Build shared infrastructure for test execution, orchestration, environment setup, and results to provide engineers with fast, trustworthy feedback during development and continuous integration
- Improve platform reliability, performance, observability, and cost efficiency by diagnosing recurring issues and implementing durable software and infrastructure improvements
- Replace manual or fragmented developer workflows with reusable APIs, automation, and platform capabilities that simplify common development tasks
- Use AI throughout software development and problem solving, and identify opportunities for AI-enabled workflows and capabilities that improve developer productivity across Upstart
Our take
Based in San Mateo, California, Upstart is piositioning itself as a leading AI lending marketplace, connecting millions of consumers with more than 100 banks and credit unions. In a market where credit access can be limited by traditional scoring methods, Upstart aims to make lending fairer and more accessible by using technology to better understand each borrowers true potential.
Upstart builds AI and cloud-based tools that help lenders approve more borrowers at lower rates. Its models analyze thousands of variables (not just credit scores) to predict creditworthiness more accurately. And through its platform, consumers can access personal, auto, and home-equity loans, as well as smaller "relief" loans, all through a seamless digital experience.
So far, its success is reflected in its high loan automation rate (over 90% of loans are fully processed without human intervention) and the billions in loan originations it has facilitated. The company continues to refine its AI models and expand its offerings, and in 2026 earned provisional approval to establish "Upstart Bank" as a bank in the US.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2019
$50m
SERIES D
Mar 2017
$32.5m
SERIES D
Total funding: $135.7m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health plans
- 401k Plan
- Annual wellness reimbursement
- Disability insurance
- Generous vacation policy
- Flexible time off
- Parental leave
- Family forming benefits through Carrot
- Technology equipment budget
- Personal development budget
- Various clubs and extracurricular activities
- Catered lunches
- Fully stocked micro-kitchen
Company HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
David Girouard
(Founder & Executive Chair)They started their career at Accenture and Booz Allen & Hamilton before working in Product Management at Apple and Virage. They left their role of 8 years as President of Enterprise at Google to found Upstart in March 2012.
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