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At the midpoint, this role pays about
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$168k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Unsecured Installments team, you will serve as a technical leader for frontend and full-stack experiences within a core lending product. You will own the design and delivery of large, multi-month projects, shaping the architecture of mobile-web and full-stack surfaces while mentoring other engineers. Your daily work involves translating roadmap priorities into scalable solutions, managing complex state, and ensuring engineering excellence through robust API design and testing. You will utilize React, TypeScript, and backend languages such as Python, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, or Node.js to build features. The role addresses the technical challenge of creating a seamless, digitally native borrower journey, specifically focusing on offer generation, pricing, underwriting, and funding within a regulated financial lending environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.
Own the design and delivery of large, complex frontend and full-stack initiatives using React and TypeScript.
Set the technical direction for frontend architecture and full-stack patterns while owning a 3–6 month roadmap.
Translate roadmap priorities and borrower needs into scalable, high-quality experiences by partnering with product, design, and backend teams.
Establish engineering excellence through strong component and API design, state management, testing, and operational rigor.
Break down ambiguous problems into clear, testable plans using data to inform tradeoffs on scope and performance.
Mentor other engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and technical guidance.
Contribute to the integration of AI in development workflows and product capabilities.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) and 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Deep proficiency building complex web applications with React and TypeScript, including component architecture, state management, and performance optimization.
Full-stack experience designing and building backend services and APIs in Python, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, or Node.js.
Track record of independently leading the design and delivery of large, business-critical frontend or full-stack projects in production.
Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments and communicate technical tradeoffs to product, design, and engineering partners.
Experience serving as the frontend or full-stack technical lead for a product team or business-critical product surface (preferred).
Experience building consumer-facing products at scale with a focus on performance, accessibility, and user experience (preferred).
Background in fintech, lending, payments, or other regulated financial products (preferred).
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