Software Engineer, Conversion

Upstart

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Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Canada
Salary: $142,000–$196,600 / yr
Posted: 73 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Dec 8, 2026

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Similar $176k

This role $169k

$128k most similar roles pay here $223k

This role pays less than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $137,375–$214,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $176k 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 73 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $166,900–$230,450 across 72 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Conversion

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As a Software Engineer, Conversion, you will join the Conversion Engineering team to optimize how borrowers navigate the application journey from rate check to funding. You will build and evolve high-visibility, user-facing systems such as the funding form and get rate page to drive critical conversion metrics. Your daily work involves developing full-stack web applications, managing APIs and microservices, and monitoring system performance like latency and error rates at scale. The role requires expertise in frontend development for customer-facing applications with a focus on usability and experimentation. You will collaborate with Product, Design, and Machine Learning teams to launch new flows and implement model upgrades. This position addresses the technical challenge of building scalable, high-availability infrastructure within a regulated fintech environment to improve loan application experiences and streamline the path to funding.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $204500 from 415 postings across 57 companies.

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Skills

Microservices APIs Web Applications A/B Testing Machine Learning Fintech Monitoring System Performance Scalability Conversion Funnels Personalization

What you'll do

Develop and launch user-facing features to improve loan application and rate check experiences.
Maintain full-stack web applications by monitoring system metrics like latency and error rates at scale.
Build a next-generation funding form that supports multiple products and ensures long-term scalability.
Improve system performance, reliability, and on-call health for owned features.
Execute technical initiatives to drive improvements in conversion and funding form submission metrics.
Partner with Product, Design, and Machine Learning teams to launch new product flows and model upgrades.
Conduct experimentation and personalization to optimize high-scale, metrics-driven user journeys.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or equivalent).
Experience delivering end-to-end features across frontend and backend systems, including APIs and microservices.
Strong experience building customer-facing web applications with a focus on performance, usability, and experimentation.
Experience working in cross-functional environments with Product, Design, and other engineering teams.
Experience improving conversion funnels or high-scale, metrics-driven user journeys through A/B testing and personalization.
Experience operating in a microservices-based architecture.
Experience in fintech or other highly regulated, high-availability environments.