[Hiring] Software Engineer II @Upstart

Role Description

As a Software Engineer II, Delivery at Upstart, you will build and operate the systems engineers use to release and deploy software to production. You’ll independently deliver well-scoped engineering projects, contribute to technical design, and improve the reliability and usability of systems that sit directly in the path to production.

• Build and improve services, automation, and developer tooling that enable engineering teams to safely release and deploy software to production.
• Develop reliable deployment capabilities, including progressive rollouts, deployment health analysis, and automated rollback, to reduce the risk of production changes.
• Improve visibility into releases, deployments, configuration, and production state so engineers can understand what changed, where it changed, and how it is performing.
• Improve the reliability, performance, observability, and usability of Delivery systems by diagnosing recurring issues and implementing durable improvements.
• Replace manual or fragmented release workflows with reusable, self-service capabilities that make the common path to production simple and consistent.
• Use AI throughout software development and problem solving, and identify opportunities for AI-enabled automation that makes software delivery safer, faster, and easier to operate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or its equivalent), plus 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience developing production software using one or more general-purpose programming languages.
• Experience designing, building, testing, and operating production software or infrastructure.
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, deployment systems, developer tooling, or backend services.
• Experience independently delivering well-scoped software engineering projects from technical design through production operation.
• Demonstrated experience using AI assisted development tools across multiple stages of the software engineering lifecycle, with an interest in continually evolving how you use these tools as their capabilities advance.

Requirements

• Experience with Kubernetes, AWS, containers, and infrastructure as code.
• Knowledge of deployment platforms, release automation, internal developer platforms, or developer tooling.
• Experience with progressive delivery practices such as canary deployments, automated health analysis, and rollback.
• Experience with GitOps or deployment technologies such as Argo CD, Helm, or similar systems.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools across the software engineering lifecycle or building AI-enabled developer workflows and automation.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly.
• Retirement benefits to help you plan for the future, including a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only).
• Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for US and supplemental health coverage for Canada.
• Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans (US only).
• Income protection benefits, including life insurance and disability coverage for added financial security.
• Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, in line with local requirements.
• Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments (duration varies by country).
• Family-centered benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs.
• 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 (US Only).
• Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, based on what matters most to you.
• Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from.
• Connection and community through team events, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs).
• Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!).