Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform
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Job Location:
San Mateo, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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
The Cloud Platform organization provides the foundational infrastructure that powers Upstarts engineering teams. Within this organization the Compute and Infrastructure teams enable scale reliability cost-efficiency and developer velocity across our cloud ecosystem.
- The Compute team owns our Kubernetes-based compute platform ensuring it is performant resilient and easy to use. They focus on enabling scalable infrastructure patterns and self-service capabilities for product teams.
- The Infrastructure team manages our cloud architecture and platform tooling maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code standards automating pipelines and designing secure observable and future-proof systems. Their charter spans network architecture (e.g. VPCs service mesh SaaS integrations) and reusable platform patterns (e.g. AWS CDK Backstage CI/CD).
Together these teams are building the next generation of Upstarts internal cloud platform secure by default scalable by design and built for developer experience.
The Role
This role leads both the Compute and Infrastructure teams within the Cloud Platform organization. Youll define and execute the technical and organizational strategy for Upstarts internal platform balancing scale simplicity and developer empowerment.
Youll also oversee our cloud cost efficiency program ensuring infrastructure investments are measurable and aligned with company priorities.
This is a high-impact leadership opportunity with broad visibility across engineering. Youll help shape core platform capabilities reduce complexity for product teams and invest in growing a strong inclusive team culture.
How Youll Make an Impact
- Lead and scale two high-impact platform engineering teams. Compute and Infrastructure within the Cloud Platform organization.
- Define and execute a cohesive strategy for Upstarts multi-cluster cross-region compute and infrastructure platforms that prioritizes simplicity performance security and scale.
- Partner with engineering and product leaders to deeply understand developer needs and drive platform improvements that boost development velocity.
- Shape platform abstractions that streamline compute scaling infrastructure provisioning and network management for engineering teams.
- Champion automation observability and platform ownership across both teams.
- Lead Upstarts cloud cost efficiency initiatives including workload optimization and governance practices.
- Invest in your teams growth through mentorship clear expectations and opportunities for technical and leadership development.
- Contribute to the evolution of our Cloud Platform vision by applying first-principles thinking to complex technical and organizational challenges.
Minimum Qualifications
- 5 years of engineering leadership experience including managing managers or overseeing multiple technical domains.
- 7 years of hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems or infrastructure in a cloud-native environment.
- Proven ability to lead multiple technical domains (e.g. compute networking automation) under a unified platform strategy.
- Strong technical judgment with the ability to define clear charters and structure teams for speed clarity and cross-functional alignment.
- Demonstrated success in hiring mentoring and retaining top engineering talent while fostering an inclusive and high-performing culture.
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes cloud networking service meshes (e.g. Istio or Linkerd) and Infrastructure-as-Code tools like CDK or Terraform.
- Experience architecting AWS-native solutions including VPC design IAM and multi-account strategies.
- History of delivering platform capabilities that measurably improved developer experience and operational efficiency.
- Strong background in infrastructure automation observability and platform reliability best practices.
- Experience building internal developer platforms libraries or CI/CD pipelines that abstract cloud complexity (e.g. via Backstage).
- Experience managing cloud vendor spend cost attribution and optimization across a large organization.
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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Key Skills
- Data Center Experience
- ArcGIS
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Construction Estimating
- Go
- Mathcad
- React
- Redux
- AWS
- Software Development
- Auto Estimating
- Distributed Systems
About Company
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