Senior Engineering Manager, Upstart

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing managers or overseeing multiple technical domains
• 7+ years of hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems or infrastructure in a cloud-native environment
• Proven ability to lead multiple technical domains (e.g., compute, networking, automation) under a unified platform strategy
• Strong technical judgment with the ability to define clear charters and structure teams for speed, clarity, and cross-functional alignment
• Demonstrated success in hiring, mentoring, and retaining top engineering talent while fostering an inclusive and high-performing culture

Desirable

• The Cloud Platform organization provides the foundational infrastructure that powers Upstart’s engineering teams. Within this organization, the Compute and Infrastructure teams enable scale, reliability, cost-efficiency, and developer velocity across our cloud ecosystem
• Compute platform, ensuring it is performant, resilient, and easy to use. They focus on enabling scalable infrastructure patterns and self-service capabilities for product teams
• The Infrastructure team manages our cloud architecture and platform tooling, maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code standards, automating pipelines, and designing secure, observable, and future-proof systems
• Their charter spans network architecture (e.g., VPCs, service mesh, SaaS integrations) and reusable platform patterns (e.g., AWS CDK, Backstage, CI/CD)
• Together, these teams are building the next generation of Upstart’s internal cloud platform, secure by default, scalable by design, and built for developer experience
• This role leads both the Compute and Infrastructure teams within the Cloud Platform organization. You’ll define and execute the technical and organizational strategy for Upstart’s internal platform, balancing scale, simplicity, and developer empowerment
• You’ll also oversee our cloud cost efficiency program, ensuring infrastructure investments are measurable and aligned with company priorities
• This is a high-impact leadership opportunity with broad visibility across engineering. You’ll help shape core platform capabilities, reduce complexity for product teams, and invest in growing a strong, inclusive team culture
• Lead and scale two high-impact platform engineering teams. Compute and Infrastructure within the Cloud Platform organization
• Define and execute a cohesive strategy for Upstart’s multi-cluster, cross-region compute and infrastructure platforms that prioritizes simplicity, performance, security, and scale
• Partner with engineering and product leaders to deeply understand developer needs and drive platform improvements that boost development velocity
• Shape platform abstractions that streamline compute scaling, infrastructure provisioning, and network management for engineering teams
• Champion automation, observability, and platform ownership across both teams
• Lead Upstart’s cloud cost efficiency initiatives, including workload optimization and governance practices
• Invest in your team’s growth through mentorship, clear expectations, and opportunities for technical and leadership development
• Contribute to the evolution of our Cloud Platform vision by applying first-principles thinking to complex technical and organizational challenges