Key skills
KotlinPythonRubyTypeScriptgRPCKafkaAutomated testingAccountabilitycommunicationCollaborationOwnershipJavaAIMentoringA/B TestingCommunication
About this role
Upstart is an AI lending marketplace focused on reducing the cost and complexity of borrowing for Americans. The Senior Software Engineer will design and implement impactful solutions across Event Bus, Experimentation, and gRPC tooling, collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and development of new features and improvements to existing features
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and bring those insights into building an impactful roadmap for the team
- Establish best practices for achieving an Event Driven Architecture, safe feature rollout, and service to service, API design
- Mentor junior engineers and promote a culture of technical excellence
- Contribute to quality improvements within our team and the engineering organization in a meaningful way
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of professional experience
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong proficiency in one or more of Kotlin, Java, Python, Ruby, or Typescript programming languages
- Proficiency in automated testing patterns
- Experience in building highly observable systems
- Experience with Kotlin, Python, Ruby, or Typescript
- Experience with Kafka
- Experience with gRPC
- Experience with A/B testing and/or Feature Flagging
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for the quality and timely delivery of work
- Ability to thrive both in self-directed work environments and in collaborative settings, contributing positively to team dynamic