Software Engineer, Conversion

Upstart

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Canada
Salary
$142,000–$196,600 / yr
Posted
73 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Dec 8, 2026

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Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

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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At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineer, Conversion

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 including the funding form and get rate page, which are critical for driving conversion rates and revenue. Your daily work involves delivering end-to-end features across frontend and backend systems, managing APIs, and maintaining full-stack web applications while monitoring latency and error rates at scale. You will collaborate with Product, Design, and Machine Learning teams to launch new flows and implement model upgrades. The role requires expertise in building customer-facing web applications, microservices architecture, and experience in high-availability environments. You will solve technical challenges related to performance, reliability, and scalability within a fintech context to improve the borrower experience through experimentation and personalization.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $204500 from 415 postings across 57 companies.

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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 improvements to drive conversion rates 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.
  • 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.

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