Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Delivery

🕒 April 23

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $195.3k - $270.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♀️ Software Engineering Manager

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Upstart

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1001 - 5000 employees

🚘 Automotive

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

Automotive • Consulting • Healthcare

Upstart is a leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit. The company focuses on revolutionizing lending and credit risk evaluation by leveraging its AI marketplace, which allows for higher approval rates and lower loss rates for Upstart-powered banks and credit unions. Recently, Upstart has expanded its offerings to include automobile refinancing. With a mission to enable effortless credit based on true risk, Upstart is also known for its digital-first lending experience and holds a significant position in the financial services sector.

📋 Description

• Manage and develop a team focused on CI/CD, service lifecycle tooling, and developer experience • Drive execution against clear priorities with consistent, high-quality delivery • Establish strong engineering practices across reliability, testing, and observability • Build a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and pragmatic decision-making • Improve build and deployment workflows to increase speed and reduce friction • Drive adoption of standardized deployment patterns across services • Simplify and modernize delivery infrastructure while maintaining stability • Ensure systems are scalable, secure, and resilient • Enable self-service workflows for service creation, deployment, and platform integrations • Reduce manual coordination, support tickets, and reliance on tribal knowledge • Partner with stakeholders to identify pain points and prioritize high-leverage improvements • Contribute to the engineering portal as the central interface for service lifecycle operations • Embed observability and operational standards into delivery workflows • Ensure systems support safe, auditable, and predictable releases • Reduce toil and improve system health through targeted improvements

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering management experience • 7+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering • Strong technical background in CI/CD systems, cloud infrastructure such as AWS, and distributed systems • Ability to define clear team charters and execute with speed and alignment • Track record of hiring, mentoring, and retaining high-performing engineers • Execution-focused leadership with a track record of predictable delivery • Technical depth to guide architectural decisions and trade-offs • Systems thinking across reliability, scalability, and developer experience • Strong cross-functional collaboration

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly • Generous 401(k) plan with Upstart matching $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 per year • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees • Affordable medical, dental, and vision coverage, with multiple plan options - Upstart covers 90% to 100% of the cost depending on the plans you choose • Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans • Income protection benefits, including company-paid Basic Life, AD&D, and Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage, with options to purchase supplemental coverage • Paid time off, sick and safe time, and company holidays • Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments • Family-centered benefits through Carrot and Cleo, supporting fertility, parenthood, and caregiving • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support and life-centered resources • Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service • Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, based on what matters most to you • Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from • Connection and community through team events and onsites, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs) • Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our four offices, located in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!).