What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Software Engineer position at Upstart?
About Upstart
Upstart is a leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit. By leveraging Upstart's AI marketplace, Upstart-powered banks and credit unions can have higher approval rates and lower loss rates across races, ages, and genders, while simultaneously delivering the exceptional digital-first lending experience their customers demand. More than two-thirds of Upstart loans are approved instantly and are fully automated.
Upstart is a digital-first company, which means that most Upstarters live and work anywhere in the United States. However, we also have offices in San Mateo, California; Columbus, Ohio; and Austin, Texas.
Most Upstarters join us because they connect with our mission of enabling access to effortless credit based on true risk. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Upstart, we'd love to hear from you!
The Team :
The Identity Platform team is responsible for creating, securing, and managing the borrower and partner identity that is the centerpiece of all Upstart loan products like Personal Loans, Auto Loans, and Home Loans. The Identity platform team is responsible for all Authentication and Authorization Platform and the experiences (Frontend) associated with it. We ensure borrowers and partners are able to authenticate securely and seamlessly and their data is protected from unauthorized access.
As a Principal Software Engineer, you are at the helm of driving technical excellence, execution, and innovation within the Identity Platform team. You are responsible for setting the technical vision and direction for Identity Platform that works backwards from our product strategy. You will work closely with Product partners from different verticals to help them plan, create and deliver secure product experiences that are frictionless. You will have the opportunity to design and build large scale systems from the ground up, partner closely with Infosec and CSO, and work in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment. We are looking for a seasoned leader with a passion for Identity and Access Management, Customer Experience, experimentation, and distributed systems. If this sounds exciting, we would love to hear from you.
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How you'll make an impact
- Define the long-term technical direction and roadmap for Identity and Access Management Platform in alignment with Upstart's business objectives.
- Lead the design, development, and execution of a system that emphasizes security and ease of access.
- Work closely with the Informational Security team to improve and develop standards that ensure that our customer data is secure.
- Guide the architectural evolution of Identity engineering systems with an emphasis on security, scaling innovation across multiple engineering teams.
- Uncover and drive alignment across complex technical requirements, designs, and trade-offs, influencing product direction.
- Proactively evaluate, prototype, and roll out new technologies / frameworks to help cultivate a culture of innovation.
- Lead from the front, while mentoring and developing technical leaders.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Position location : This role is available in the following locations : Remote
Time zone requirements : The team operates on the East / West coast time zones.
Travel requirements : As a digital-first company, the majority of your work can be accomplished remotely. The majority of our employees can live and work anywhere in the U.S but are encouraged to still spend high-quality time in-person collaborating via regular onsites. The in-person sessions' cadence varies depending on the team and role; most teams meet once or twice per quarter for 2-4 consecutive days at a time.
What you'll love :
LI-REMOTE
Upstart is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to ensuring that underrepresented classes receive better access to affordable credit, and are just as committed to embracing diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices. We celebrate all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and know that we can only become better together.
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