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Director of Engineering, Upstart Bank

13 hours, 7 minutes ago
United States
Full-time
Executive
Director of Engineering
Software Development
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Upstart

Upstart

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Description

  • Build the Upstart Bank engineering organization from an initial seed team into a scaled, high-performing organization with multiple teams and managers.
  • Define and drive technical strategy and architecture for core bank platforms, including ledgering and funding, deposits and payments, marketplace integrations, and reporting.
  • Set the organization design, hiring strategy, and leadership bench needed to scale the engineering team.
  • Partner with Product and cross-functional leaders to translate business, regulatory, and operational priorities into engineering architecture, sequencing, and delivery.
  • Own delivery across critical bank platform domains and ensure teams deliver reliable, scalable, high-quality infrastructure.
  • Establish engineering standards and operating mechanisms that support reliability, resilience, security, traceability, and auditability.
  • Lead cross-functional execution across dependencies with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Finance, and Operations.
  • Build systems and processes that support internal controls, audits, and high-confidence operation in a regulated environment.
  • Develop engineering leaders and foster a culture of high standards, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent experience, plus 10 years of experience.
  • At least 5 years of direct people management experience.
  • Experience building and scaling engineering organizations, including hiring and developing teams through periods of rapid growth or organizational formation.
  • Strong technical background with a track record of setting architecture and technical direction for complex distributed systems and cloud platforms.
  • Experience leading engineering in regulated or high-control environments where reliability, controls, auditability, and change management are critical.
  • Experience partnering with senior cross-functional and executive stakeholders on business-critical platforms.
  • Experience building core financial infrastructure such as ledgering, payments, deposits, funding systems, reporting, or financial integrations (preferred).
  • Experience in banking, fintech, payments, or other regulated financial systems (preferred).
  • Experience leading platform modernization, core-system launches, or major infrastructure transformations (preferred).
  • Demonstrated ability to attract and develop strong technical talent in competitive hiring markets (preferred).

Benefits

  • Anticipated base salary range of $228,300 to $315,900 USD for remote U.S. candidates.
  • Target bonuses and annual equity compensation.
  • Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
  • 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.
  • Upstart covers 90% to 100% of medical, dental, and vision costs depending on the plan selected.
  • Health Savings Account contributions for eligible plans.
  • Paid time off, sick and safe time, and company holidays.
  • Paid family and parental leave.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health support and life-centered resources.
  • Annual wellness allowance and annual productivity allowance.
  • Remote-first flexibility with the majority of work able to be done remotely and regular in-person onsites.
  • Onsite perks such as catered lunches and stocked micro-kitchens at office locations.

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