About the position
As the Senior Engineering Manager at Upstart on the Capital Insights team, you will lead a team of skilled engineers responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing reporting systems that support our capital markets and lending operations. You will play a strategic role in defining the future state of our reporting infrastructure, driving innovation, and ensuring that our systems can scale to meet the growing demands of the business. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including data engineering, product management, and compliance, to ensure that our reporting infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and meets regulatory requirements. This role is perfect for someone passionate about building high-performance teams and creating reliable, scalable systems that deliver critical information to the business in real time.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team focused on providing the business and our supply partners with the data they need.
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture that promotes innovation, continuous learning, and excellence.
- Oversee the design, development, and implementation of reporting systems and tools to support investor and lender activities.
- Ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of reporting platforms, leveraging best practices in software engineering.
- Collaborate with architecture and infrastructure teams to ensure alignment with broader engineering goals.
- Partner with product management, business stakeholders, and compliance teams to gather requirements and ensure reporting solutions meet business needs and regulatory standards.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders to keep them informed of project status, risks, and opportunities.
- Manage project timelines and resources to deliver high-quality reporting solutions on time.
- Implement frameworks to ensure efficient project execution and continuous delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years on product-focused engineering teams.
- 3+ years of management experience.
- Experience with data warehousing, ETL processes, and SQL databases.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and microservices architecture.
- Excellent leadership and people management skills, with a track record of building and leading successful engineering teams.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in capital markets, financial services, or a related industry, with a strong understanding of market structures and regulatory reporting.
- Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails.
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.
