Upstart

Principal Mobile Engineer, Cash Line

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Base Salary

$183k - $270k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary mobile engineer and React Native specialist for the Cash Line team.
  • Lead Android development and execute the approved Android app launch plan.
  • Set technical direction for mobile architecture across React Native and native Android surfaces.
  • Partner with product, design, and engineering stakeholders to translate roadmap priorities into durable mobile solutions.
  • Provide technical leadership through design reviews, mentorship, architecture ownership, and pragmatic execution.
  • Continue as the team’s mobile specialist after launch, supporting the full Cash Line mobile stack.
  • Lead cross-team mobile initiatives, platform migrations, or new mobile product launches in production environments.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, including substantial experience building and shipping mobile applications with React Native and TypeScript.
  • Strong native Android expertise in Kotlin and/or Java, including experience shipping or launching native Android applications in production.
  • A proven track record leading cross-team mobile initiatives, platform migrations, or new mobile product launches in production environments.
  • Experience shipping consumer-facing mobile products at scale with attention to performance, reliability, and user experience.
  • Demonstrated senior individual-contributor technical leadership, including architecture ownership, mentorship, and cross-team influence.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with bonus opportunities and annual equity grants vesting quarterly.
  • 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted stock purchase options for eligible US employees.
  • Medical, dental, vision, wellness resources, and supplemental health coverage in Canada.
  • Health Savings Account contributions for eligible US plans.
  • Life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays.
  • Paid family and parental leave plus fertility, parenthood, and caregiving benefits.
  • Employee Assistance Program, financial wellness resources, annual wellness allowance, and annual productivity allowance.
  • Digital-first work arrangement available remotely or from offices in Burlingame, Columbus, Austin, and New York; the team operates across all US time zones.
  • Regular onsite collaboration sessions occur three days per quarter at an Upstart office, with travel expenses covered by Upstart.
  • Connection through team events, company updates, and employee resource groups, plus catered lunches and stocked micro-kitchens at offices.
  • The role is not currently available for hiring in Quebec.

Tech Stack

Categories

Mobile
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About Upstart

1,001-5,000 employees

Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) is the leading AI lending marketplace, connecting millions of consumers to more than 100 banks and credit unions that leverage Upstart’s AI models and cloud applications to deliver superior credit products. With Upstart AI, lenders can approve more borrowers at lower rates while delivering the exceptional digital-first experience customers demand. More than 90% of loans are fully automated, with no human intervention by Upstart. Founded in 2012, Upstart’s platform includes personal loans, automotive retail and refinance loans, home equity lines of credit, and small-dollar “relief” loans. Upstart is based in San Mateo, California. Upstart Network, Inc. NMLS #936133 | All mortgage lending conducted by Upstart Mortgage, LLC. NMLS #2443873 nmlsconsumeraccess.org