Upstart
Senior Software Engineer, Unsecured Installments
USARemotePosted Today$160,400 – $223,900
Full TimeSeniorRemoteUS
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Job Description
About Upstart At Upstart, we’re united by a mission that matters: to radically reduce the cost and complexity of borrowing for all Americans. Every day, we bring creativity, experimentation, and advan
Key Highlights
- Own the design and delivery of large, complex frontend and full-stack initiatives using React and TypeScript, from planning and sequencing through launch and long-term maintenance.
- Set technical direction for the team’s frontend architecture and full-stack patterns, owning a 3–6 month roadmap and proactively addressing systemic gaps that threaten team effectiveness.
- Partner closely with product, design, and backend engineers to translate roadmap priorities and borrower needs into scalable, high-quality experiences.
- Raise the bar for engineering excellence through strong component and API design, thoughtful state management, testing, observability, and operational rigor across borrower-facing surfaces.
- Lead through ambiguity, breaking down loosely defined problems into clear, testable plans and using data to inform tradeoffs on scope, performance, and user experience.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) and 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Deep proficiency building complex web applications with React and TypeScript, including component architecture, state management, performance optimization, and consuming REST or GraphQL APIs.
- Full-stack experience designing and building backend services and APIs in a language such as Python, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, or Node.js.
- Track record of independently leading the design and delivery of large, business-critical frontend or full-stack projects in production.
- Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments where product requirements, constraints, and system boundaries evolve over time.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical tradeoffs and align product, design, and engineering partners.
- Experience serving as the frontend or full-stack technical lead for a product team or business-critical product surface.
- Experience building consumer-facing products at scale with strong attention to performance, accessibility, and user experience.
- Background in fintech, lending, payments, or other regulated financial products with complex user journeys and high quality expectations.
- Experience with experimentation, A/B testing, or feature-flagging to drive iterative product improvements in production.
- Familiarity with modern frontend tooling and testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress) and CI/CD workflows.
- Hands-on experience leveraging generative AI in product features or internal engineering workflows.
- Passion for building products that expand access to credit and improve financial outcomes for consumers.
Skills & Technologies
ReactTypeScriptGraphQLPythonJavaKotlinRubyNode.jsCI/CD
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Job Details
Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Salary Range
$160,400 – $223,900
Location
USA
Work Mode
Remote
Posted
Today
Country
US