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Software Engineer, Marketing Platform

Upstart
San Mateo, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/15/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2025

About Upstart

If you think you are the right match for the following opportunity, apply after reading the complete description.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

Upstart's

Marketing Platform

team is developing innovative solutions and strategies that drive efficient and scalable marketing outreach, empowering us to effectively engage with our users while having a direct impact on Upstart's mission and growth. The team is responsible for the creation and evolution of the systems, tools, and integrations to engage with existing users and attract new customers.

As a Software Engineer on the Marketing Platform team at Upstart, you will be instrumental in helping us create the tools and systems to target the right users with the right content at the right time. You will work closely with cross-functional counterparts in Analytics, Lifecycle and Performance Marketing, Machine Learning, and Product to create a scalable marketing platform that mobilizes Upstart’s owned channels to drive users to our products efficiently.

Position Location -

This role is available in the following locations : Remote, San Mateo, Columbus, Austin

Time Zone Requirements -

This team operates across all US time zones.

Travel Requirements -

This team has regular on-site collaboration sessions. These occur 3 days per quarter at an Upstart office. If you need to travel to make these meetups, Upstart will cover all travel related expenses.

How you’ll make an impact :

Work with cross functional partners including product managers, designers, machine learning engineers, analytics, and marketing managers to design and deliver high-quality products to be served across various marketing channels

Design and build technology for serving marketing content to users via scalable and personalized landing pages, emails, push notifications, and in-product content

Make architectural contributions and decisions to improve the reliability of our software and maintainability of our code base

Design and build systems that integrate heavily with third parties and ingest, store, and expose large amounts of data

What we’re looking for :

Minimum requirements :

4 years of professional software development experience

Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Ruby, Java, Python, or Javascript

Experience building scalable APIs and microservices in a cloud-based environment (e.g., AWS, GCP).

Experience leading small to medium sized projects over multiple months and / or multiple engineers

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work in a distributed team

Preferred qualifications :

Experience working on systems that integrate with 3rd parties and / or ingest, store, expose large amounts of data

Professional experience working with Ruby on Rails and / or Kotlin

Experience with SQL, data warehouses, or other database technologies

Experience working with marketing technology or growth engineering

What you'll love :

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

LI-REMOTE

LI-AssociateAt Upstart, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the below range. Your actual base pay will depend on your geographic location–with our “digital first” philosophy, Upstart uses compensation regions that vary depending on location. Individual pay is also determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

In addition, Upstart provides employees with target bonuses, equity compensation, and generous benefits packages (including medical, dental, vision, and 401k).United States | Remote - Anticipated Base Salary Range$136,600—$189,000 USD 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.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email candidate_accommodations@upstart.com

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Salary : $136,600 - $189,000

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