Senior Software Engineer - Partner Integrations and Origination Platform

Upstart

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Mateo, CA
Salary: $166,900–$230,900 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k

This role $199k

$103k most similar roles pay here $245k

This role pays more than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $199k versus about $180k 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 40 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $177,200–$245,400 across 40 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer - Partner Integrations and Origination Platform

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As a Senior Software Engineer at Upstart's Partner Integrations and Origination Platform team, you will design and build scalable backend systems to simplify loan origination workflows across various products and lending partners. Your responsibilities include improving the reliability and observability of critical systems, refactoring legacy infrastructure for scalability, and creating platform capabilities that streamline partner onboarding and reduce manual operational tasks. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure and efficient lending experiences while driving technical discussions and contributing to engineering best practices. Proficiency in Ruby on Rails or a similar backend framework is essential, along with experience in fintech environments and knowledge of orchestration platforms like Temporal.

Skills

Ruby Rails Docker Kubernetes AWS CI/CD Temporal Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Redis Git Python GraphQL

What you'll do

Design and build scalable backend services for loan origination workflows.
Improve reliability and observability of critical origination systems and APIs.
Refactor legacy systems to create reusable platform infrastructure that scales.
Build orchestration solutions to streamline partner onboarding processes.
Drive technical design discussions and contribute to engineering best practices.

What we're looking for

6+ years of experience building and operating backend services in production environments.
Proficiency with modern backend development frameworks or programming languages, including Ruby on Rails.
Experience owning software through the full lifecycle from design to deployment and monitoring.
Strong background in designing distributed systems for scalability and reliability.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

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