Software Engineer, Upstart

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics, or a related field (or its equivalent) plus 3 years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining backend distributed systems or large-scale data platforms
• Experience working with data processing systems, databases, or data pipelines in production environments
• Experience implementing fault tolerance, monitoring, and observability practices for backend systems
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, product, or business stakeholders to deliver technical solutions

Desirable

• As a Software Engineer, Foundations at Upstart, you will help scale and extend backend data systems that enable high-quality, reliable marketing data workflows
• You will partner closely with engineering, product, and marketing stakeholders to improve data availability, maintainability, and observability while supporting business-critical marketing operations
• Build and maintain scalable backend systems and data pipelines that support audience segmentation and marketing attribution workflows
• Partner with product managers, marketers, and engineers to deliver data solutions that support customer acquisition and conversion goals
• Extend existing data infrastructure to support increasing data volumes, evolving business requirements, and new integrations
• Contribute to data quality initiatives by implementing monitoring, validation, and guardrail mechanisms across critical datasets
• Participate in technical discussions around architecture, access patterns, and platform scalability to support long-term platform growth