Software Engineer II, Developer Platform

Upstart

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Canada
Salary
$142,000–$196,600 / yr
Posted
124 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Jan 22, 2027

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $150,712–$169,550 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $160k 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 · Software Engineer II, Developer Platform

JOB TITLE: Software Engineer II, Developer Platform As a Software Engineer II, Developer Platform, you will join the Developer Platform team to build and operate foundational systems that enable engineers to develop, test, and validate software quickly and consistently. You will work on continuous integration infrastructure, Kubernetes-based ephemeral environments, shared test infrastructure, and developer tooling to create a self-service experience. Your daily responsibilities include developing scalable AWS-based capabilities, improving platform reliability and observability, and replacing manual workflows with reusable APIs and automation. You will utilize general-purpose programming languages, Kubernetes, and AI-assisted development tools to solve technical problems. This role focuses on streamlining the path from code change to deployable software by providing trusted feedback and production-like environments for internal engineering teams across the organization.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build and improve services, infrastructure, and tooling for continuous integration and automated testing.
  • Develop scalable Kubernetes and AWS capabilities to provide self-service production-like environments.
  • Build shared infrastructure for test execution, orchestration, and environment setup to provide fast feedback.
  • Improve platform reliability, performance, observability, and cost efficiency by diagnosing and fixing recurring issues.
  • Replace manual workflows with reusable APIs, automation, and platform capabilities to simplify development tasks.
  • Identify and implement AI-enabled workflows and capabilities to improve developer productivity across the company.
  • Deliver well-scoped engineering projects independently from technical design through production operation.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or its equivalent).
  • At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Experience developing production software using one or more general-purpose programming languages.
  • Experience designing, building, testing, and operating production software or infrastructure.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, continuous integration systems, developer tooling, or backend services.
  • Experience independently delivering well-scoped software engineering projects from technical design through production operation.
  • Demonstrated experience using AI-assisted development tools across multiple stages of the software engineering lifecycle.
  • Experience with Kubernetes control-plane engineering, AWS, containers, or infrastructure as code (preferred).

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