Senior Software Engineer, Auto

Upstart

Senior Software Engineer developing product features and platform capabilities for Upstart's auto-secured lending. Collaborating with teams to enhance borrower experience and operational efficiency.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $166,900 - $230,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and improve product features that expand access to Upstart’s Auto Secured Personal Loan product and support growth in originations.
Design and deliver customer-facing funnel improvements, eligibility logic, and workflow automation that improve borrower experience and operational efficiency.
Partner with product, operations, risk, and engineering teams to evaluate tradeoffs across customer experience, risk, complexity, and speed to market.
Develop durable, scalable engineering solutions that create leverage for future secured lending product expansion.
Contribute to the team’s technical direction by identifying implementation risks, improving execution standards, and communicating progress and decisions clearly.
Support high-quality delivery in a regulated environment through thoughtful system design, testing, observability, and cross-functional alignment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, and 4+ years of software engineering experience.
Experience designing, building, testing, and deploying production software systems.
Experience developing customer-facing product features, platform capabilities, or backend services in a production environment.
Experience working with cross-functional partners such as product management, design, analytics, operations, legal, or compliance.
Experience making technical tradeoffs across system reliability, maintainability, scalability, and product delivery timelines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly
Retirement benefits to help you plan for the future, including a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only)
Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for US and supplemental health coverage for Canada.
Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans (US only)
Income protection benefits, including life insurance and disability coverage for added financial security
Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, in line with local requirements
Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments (duration varies by country)
Family-centered benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs
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 (US Only)
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, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs)
Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!)

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringproduction software systemscustomer-facing product featuresbackend servicessystem reliabilitymaintainabilityscalabilityworkflow automationtestingobservability

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingtechnical directionrisk assessmentexecution standardscross-functional alignmentcustomer experience focusoperational efficiencytradeoff evaluation

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Mathematics