This role pays more than
62%
of similar roles. Most pay
$151,000–$215,125
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$199k
versus about
$183k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Upstart
Upstart is an AI lending platform that partners with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit using non-traditional variables.
Upstart currently has
53 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$166,900–$230,900
across 52 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Data Platform Engineer on the Data Production Experience team, you will manage and scale the company’s Lakehouse infrastructure to support machine learning, analytics, and software engineering functions. You will be responsible for owning Databricks platform security across multiple environments, implementing infrastructure as code, ensuring compliance with audits like SOX and SOC, and optimizing costs through AWS resource management. Your daily work involves building robust data pipelines, automating evidence gathering, and improving developer efficiency by collaborating with cross-functional teams. The role requires proficiency in Python, SQL, Terraform or CDK, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools. You will work with technologies including Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and AWS services like S3 and EC2 to solve complex problems related to lending, fraud, and pricing models within a high-scale data environment.
Data Engineering
Data Infrastructure
Database Engineering
Data Governance
Analytics Engineering
Data Quality
Data Architecture
Machine Learning Platform
Data Pipelines