Engineering Tech Lead

Upbound Group•Plano, TX

23h•Onsite

About The Position

About Upbound Upbound Group (NASDAQ: UPBD) is a technology-driven platform company focused on expanding financial opportunity through innovative and inclusive solutions. Our brands—Rent-A-Center, Acima, and Brigit—serve customers across both digital and retail channels, with over 2,400 locations across the U.S., Mexico, and Puerto Rico. We’re headquartered in Plano, TX. About the Role We’re looking for an Engineering Tech Lead to join our Enterprise & Store Technology team. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll spend about 40–50% of your time coding, while also guiding the team on design, architecture, and delivery. You’ll play a key role in driving end-to-end development, partnering closely with product and business teams, and ensuring we’re building scalable, high-quality solutions. We’re also evolving how we build software—so we’re looking for someone who’s comfortable leveraging modern AI tools (like GitHub Copilot) and can help introduce smarter, more efficient ways of working across the engineering team.

Requirements

Strong full-stack development experience
Frontend: React or Angular
Backend: Node.js, Java, or Python
Experience building microservices and APIs (REST/JSON)
Strong background in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
Solid SQL and database experience
Experience leading or mentoring engineers
Comfortable owning delivery from start to finish
Strong collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
12+ years of experience in software development
2+ years in a technical leadership role
Experience working in enterprise-scale, cloud-based environments
Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no sponsorship available).

Nice To Haves

Experience using AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.) in development workflows
Exposure to building data-driven or intelligent features
Background in retail or omni-channel environments

Responsibilities

Lead projects end-to-end—from design through deployment and production support
Drive code quality through reviews, best practices, and performance optimization
Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with our architecture
Guide and mentor engineers, helping elevate overall team capability
Provide direction on design decisions and implementation approaches
Work across teams and vendors to ensure smooth integration and delivery
Help the team adopt tools like GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted development tools
Look for opportunities to improve delivery speed through automation (testing, documentation, etc.)
Explore ways to incorporate AI-driven features into applications where it makes sense
Partner closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions
Work with offshore teams and vendors to keep delivery on track
Help resolve dependencies and unblock teams quickly
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
Ensure applications perform reliably in production
Support releases, UAT, and continuous improvements post-launch