[Hiring] Senior DevOps Engineer @Upstart

Role Description

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Upstart, you will help evolve the cloud platform to support increasing scale and complexity. You’ll partner closely with SRE, Delivery, InfoSec, and product/ML teams to improve reliability, developer experience, and cost efficiency across a platform used by nearly every engineering team.

• Design and operate a fleet of Kubernetes (EKS) clusters across production, staging, and ephemeral environments, ensuring reliability and high availability.
• Evolve AWS infrastructure and network architecture (VPCs, subnets, IAM, account structure) to support scalable, multi-team workloads.
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code and GitOps workflows using tools such as Terraform, CDK, and ArgoCD.
• Improve platform reliability and performance by defining and driving SLOs, analyzing incidents, and implementing systemic fixes.
• Participate in and help improve the on-call rotation, leading incident response and post-incident reviews to drive systemic platform improvements.
• Partner with SRE, Delivery, InfoSec, and product/ML teams to land high-impact infrastructure changes and platform standards.
• Drive improvements in developer experience by simplifying platform usage, reducing toil, and enabling faster product and ML development.
• Contribute to cost efficiency initiatives by optimizing resource utilization across Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) plus 4+ years of experience.
• Experience operating Kubernetes in production environments, including cluster networking, storage, and RBAC.
• Proficiency with AWS infrastructure, including VPC design, networking, and IAM.
• Proven expertise in implementing infrastructure-as-code using tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK.
• Experience implementing GitOps workflows using tools such as ArgoCD or similar.
• Ability to influence technical decisions across teams and drive adoption of platform standards.

Requirements

• Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio or Envoy.
• Experience designing or operating multi-cluster Kubernetes architectures.
• Experience with cloud networking at scale, including ingress/egress or edge platforms (e.g., Cloudflare).
• Knowledge of cloud security, identity, and compliance frameworks (e.g., IAM, SOC 2, CIS benchmarks).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly.
• Generous 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.
• Affordable medical, dental, and vision coverage, with multiple plan options - Upstart covers 90% to 100% of the cost depending on the plans you choose.
• Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans.
• Income protection benefits, including company-paid Basic Life, AD&D, and Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage, with options to purchase supplemental coverage.
• Paid time off, sick and safe time, and company holidays.
• Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments.
• Family-centered benefits through Carrot and Cleo, supporting fertility, parenthood, and caregiving.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support and life-centered resources.
• Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service.
• Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development.
• Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work.
• Connection and community through team events and onsites, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs).
• Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our four offices.