Senior Software Engineer, Lifecycle

Upstart

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Work type: Remote
Location: Canada
Salary: $166,900–$230,900 / yr
Posted: 159 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Jan 22, 2027

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Above market

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This role pays more than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$186,300 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $199k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

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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 54 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $166,900–$230,900 across 53 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Lifecycle

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The Senior Software Engineer, Lifecycle joins the Lifecycle Platform team within the Growth organization to develop systems for personalized, timely customer communications. You will design and build scalable backend services powering a unified communications platform for SMS, email, and push notifications. Your daily work involves developing real-time, event-triggered messaging, self-serve marketing automation, and experimentation capabilities. You will translate complex datasets into marketing capabilities using APIs, streaming pipelines, and reverse ETL workflows. The role requires proficiency in backend languages like Kotlin, Java, Ruby, or Python, along with experience in AWS microservices. You will solve the technical challenge of transforming rich customer data into actionable engagement. Key competencies include managing ambiguity, leading medium-sized projects, and integrating third-party APIs to support high-throughput messaging architectures and customer segmentation.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.

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Skills

AWS Kotlin Java Ruby Python Microservices APIs Streaming Pipelines Reverse ETL Databricks Airbyte Fivetran High-throughput Messaging Marketing Automation System Design

What you'll do

Design and build scalable backend services for a unified communications platform across SMS, email, and push channels.
Develop systems for real-time, event-triggered messaging and self-serve marketing automation.
Translate complex datasets into marketing capabilities using APIs, streaming pipelines, and reverse ETL workflows.
Partner with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver data-driven solutions.
Lead medium-sized projects independently from initial design through to final launch.
Improve system reliability and accelerate iteration cycles within the engineering culture.
Communicate technical trade-offs clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or equivalent) plus 6 years of experience.
Experience building and operating microservices and APIs in a cloud environment (preferably AWS).
Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Kotlin, Java, Ruby, or Python.
Demonstrated ability to independently execute on projects, navigate ambiguity, and collaborate with cross-functional partners.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for working in a distributed team.
Experience supporting Marketing, Growth, or GTM teams, particularly with CDPs, customer segmentation, or campaign orchestration (preferred).
Experience with reverse ETL tools, data pipeline tooling, or marketing automation platforms (preferred).
Familiarity with real-time event streaming systems and high-throughput messaging architectures (preferred).

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