3 months ago
Base Salary
$165k - $228k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain internal software platforms supporting risk, compliance, legal, and operational workflows.
- Translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions and intuitive user experiences with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain APIs, integrations, webhooks, and data workflows connecting internal systems with third-party platforms.
- Design relational data models, authorization frameworks, audit capabilities, and background-processing systems.
- Write technical designs, architectural documentation, and implementation plans.
- Contribute to system architecture, build-versus-buy evaluations, and long-term platform scalability decisions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 4 years of software engineering experience.
- Experience designing, building, and operating production web applications for internal or external customers.
- Experience designing relational database schemas and complex data models using PostgreSQL or a similar relational database.
- Experience building and maintaining APIs, integrations, webhooks, or distributed system interfaces.
- Experience implementing authentication, role-based access control, audit logging, and schema migrations.
- Preferred knowledge of TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, Prisma, or similar modern web application frameworks.
- Preferred experience with internal tooling, workflow platforms, operational software systems, regulated environments, GRC platforms, security tooling, or operational controls.
- Ability to navigate ambiguous requirements and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits
- Remote position with a digital-first work arrangement and regular team onsites, typically once or twice per quarter for 2–4 consecutive days.
- 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 U.S. employees.
- Medical, dental, vision, wellness resources, and supplemental health coverage in Canada.
- Health Savings Account contributions for eligible U.S. plans.
- Life insurance and disability coverage.
- Paid time off, sick leave, company holidays, and paid family and parental leave.
- Family-centered fertility, parenthood, and caregiving benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program with mental health and life-centered resources.
- Financial wellness resources and financial planning support for U.S. employees.
- Annual wellness allowance and annual productivity allowance.
- Team events, company updates, employee resource groups, catered lunches, and stocked office kitchens.
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About Upstart
Upstart builds an AI-powered lending marketplace and cloud software that connect consumers to banks and credit unions for personal, auto, and home-equity credit. Lenders use Upstart’s credit models and applications to automate originations, while Upstart earns platform and referral fees. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Upstart is a public company listed on NASDAQ under the ticker UPST.