Upstart

Senior Software Engineer, Event Bus, Experimentation, gRPC

Upstart

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California, New York, Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $163,600 - $226,400 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

JavaKotlinPythonRubyTypeScript

About the role

  • 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
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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
KotlinJavaPythonRubyTypescriptautomated testing patternsEvent Driven ArchitectureAPI designfeature rolloutobservable systems
Soft skills
communication skillscollaborationmentoringtechnical excellence
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Computer Science