Key skills
Production software systemsDistributed systemsCloud-based applicationsSoftware engineering managementCustomer-facing product developmentFintech industry experienceMetricsexperimentationProduct development lifecycleCoachingTeam developmentInclusive team cultureAI
About this role
Upstart is a leading AI lending marketplace on a mission to reduce the cost and complexity of borrowing for all Americans. As the Senior Engineering Manager for ASPL, you will lead a high-impact engineering team focused on expanding eligibility and improving conversion for auto-secured lending products.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a team of engineers working across borrower-facing flows, backend services, and platform capabilities that increase eligibility and reduce friction
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define roadmaps, shape requirements, and deliver solutions that balance growth, customer experience, and risk
- Drive execution on cross-functional initiatives that expand access to auto-secured lending and enable new product capabilities
- Improve the speed, quality, and reliability of delivery by setting clear priorities, raising engineering standards, and building healthy execution mechanisms
- Use data to identify funnel bottlenecks, evaluate tradeoffs, and guide investments that improve conversion, automation, and operational efficiency
- Coach engineers and technical leaders, grow team capability over time, and build an inclusive team culture grounded in ownership and continuous improvement
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience building and operating production software systems, including distributed systems or cloud-based applications
- 3+ years of experience managing software engineers
- Experience leading cross-functional engineering initiatives from planning through production launch
- Experience working on customer-facing products with measurable business outcomes
- Experience partnering with product, design, and non-engineering stakeholders to deliver solutions in a fast-moving environment
- Experience delivering products in fintech or another regulated industry
- Ability to use metrics and experimentation to identify opportunities and make product and engineering tradeoffs
- Experience leading teams through periods of rapid product or organizational growth
- Experience supporting both new product development and ongoing platform or systems improvements