Senior Engineering Manager, Delivery
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About Upstart
Upstart is the leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit. By leveraging Upstarts 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 80% of borrowers are approved instantly with zero documentation to upload.
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 wed love to hear from you!
The Team
Upstarts Delivery team owns the platform that powers how engineers build test and deploy code for our AI-driven lending products. The team is responsible not only for maintaining a complex high-traffic CI/CD environmentincluding legacy Jenkins systemsbut also for defining and implementing the path forward toward modern scalable deployment solutions.
Were looking for a seasoned Senior Engineering Manager to lead this team through a critical transformation. Youll drive the architectural vision and execution for our build/deploy infrastructure with a focus on pragmatic lift-and-shift modernization automation and platform reliability. This role blends technical leadership with strategic impact: youll help Upstart scale its delivery systems without scaling complexity.
We treat our internal platforms like products: we interview our users prioritize based on feedback and data and aim to maximize engineering velocity and quality. Youll be leading a high-leverage team at the center of that mission.
The ideal candidate brings deep experience managing CI/CD systems at scale leading through change and delivering results with small teams by reducing complexitynot adding headcount.
Position Location - This role is available in the following locations: Remote Austin Columbus San Mateo
Time Zone Requirements - This team operates across all U.S. time zones.
Travel Requirements - This team has regular on-site collaboration sessions. These occur a few days per quarter at various locations in the US. If you need to travel to make these meetups Upstart will cover all travel related expenses.
How youll make an impact:
- Lead the modernization of our legacy Jenkins footprint by developing a pragmatic phased migration strategy toward scalable cloud-native CI/CD platforms.
- Partner with platform security and product teams to standardize deployment patterns that enable zero-downtime rollouts canaries and safe rollback practices.
- Prioritize high-leverage internal tooling that allows a small team to reduce pipeline fragmentation and improve developer confidence across hundreds of services.
- Leverage metrics and team feedback to prioritize migration efforts streamline build/deploy workflows and systematically reduce delivery pain points across the organization.
- Build and mentor a high-performing team that treats reliability automation and incremental delivery as cultural values
What were looking for:
- Minimum qualifications:
- 7 years of engineering management experience including leading platform or infrastructure teams.
- Proven track record modernizing CI/CD systems especially transitioning from legacy Jenkins to modern cloud-native pipelines.
- Deep understanding of deployment strategies (e.g. blue/green canary GitOps) and their implementation on AWS and Kubernetes (EKS).
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to drive change across multiple teams both internal and external to our platform organization.
- Preferred qualifications:
- Hands-on familiarity with GitHub Actions ArgoCD and GitOps-based deployment models.
- Demonstrated ability to execute lift-and-shift migrations using phased low-risk strategies.
- Strong understanding of containerized build systems and artifact pipelines in Kubernetes/EKS environments.
- Background in developer experience internal tooling or platform enablement initiatives.
- Experience working within compliance- or security-sensitive environments (e.g. PCI SOC2) without sacrificing delivery velocity.
- Proven ability to drive high-impact infrastructure change with limited resources by prioritizing well reducing complexity and leveraging automation effectively.
What youll 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 $4500 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
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At 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 locationwith 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).
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
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