Principal Software Engineer, Small Dollar Loans

July 10

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Personal Loans • FinTech • Marketplace Lending • Artificial intelligence • Finance

1001 - 5000

Description

• Create Northstar architectures for Small Dollar Loan post originations flow • Align with the servicing vertical team’s technical vision • Build core high leverage components and patterns to unlock high quality execution from engineering teams • Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders to solve business problems. • Mentor engineers. • Move the Upstart technology platform forward

Requirements

• 10+ years software engineering experience • Strong technical and software engineering fundamentals including a demonstrated ability to build and own large-scale, highly available consumer products • Ability to explain complex business and technical concepts to all audiences • Experience leading large cross-team initiatives at companies that have gone through periods of rapid business or organizational growth • Track record of successfully mentoring and developing technical leaders • Defined and executed on longer term (multi-quarter +) technological visions or strategies for multi-team organizations • Driven initiatives of significant depth or breadth with demonstrated results in engineering process, technology platforms, or overall productivity of others • Ability to identify gaps in organizational knowledge, tools, and practices and produce and execute on plans to address those gaps • Ability to influence and lead without direct authority • Strong product and analytical mindset that allows you to think in terms of ROI, risk, and trade offs • Excellent written and verbal communication • Highly autonomous and proactively finds the most impactful projects to work on

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation (base + bonus & equity) • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart • 401(k) with 100% company match up to $4,500 and immediate vesting and after-tax savings • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) • Life and disability insurance • Generous holiday, vacation, sick and safety leave • Supportive parental, family care, and military leave programs • Annual wellness, technology & ergonomic reimbursement programs • Social activities including team events and onsites, all-company updates, employee resource groups (ERGs), and other interest groups such as book clubs, fitness, investing, and volunteering • Catered lunches + snacks & drinks when working in offices