Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Delivery

United States | RemoteRemotePosted 3 days ago

Role Overview

Upstart is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Delivery. This is a full-time remote role, with the team based in United States | Remote. Part of Upstart's Qa hiring, posted 3 days ago. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

Salary Context

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Job description

About Upstart

At Upstart, we’re united by a mission that matters: to radically reduce the cost and complexity of borrowing for all Americans. Every day, we bring creativity, experimentation, and advanced AI to reshape access to credit, helping millions move forward financially with clarity and confidence.

As the leading AI lending marketplace, we partner with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit through technology that’s both radically intelligent and deeply human. Our platform runs over one million predictions per borrower using more than 1,800 signals, powering smarter, fairer decisions for millions of customers. But the numbers only hint at the impact. Every idea, every voice, and every contribution moves us closer to a world where credit never stands between people and their financial progress.

We’re proudly digital-first, giving most Upstarters the flexibility to do their best work from wherever they thrive, alongside teammates across 80+ cities in the US and Canada. Digital-first doesn’t mean distant. We’re intentional about in-person connection through team onsites, planning sessions, and moments that spark creativity and trust. And whether you choose to work primarily from home or collaborate in-person from one of our offices in Columbus, Austin, the Bay Area, or New York City (opening Summer 2026), you’ll have the support to work in the way that works best for you.

If you’re energized by tackling meaningful problems, excited to innovate with purpose, and motivated by work that truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.

The Team:

The Delivery team enables engineers at Upstart to build, test, and ship software safely through a reliable, secure, and auditable delivery system. The team owns the build and release pipeline, service creation experience, and the engineering portal, and leads cross-functional efforts to eliminate friction across the software delivery lifecycle.

Our goal is to make shipping software fast and predictable. We are working toward a model where engineers can go from idea to production in a single day through self-service workflows that minimize manual coordination and operational overhead.

This includes evolving CI/CD infrastructure, standardizing service creation, embedding observability and reliability by default, and providing a unified platform for service lifecycle management. The team operates at the center of engineering productivity and partners closely with platform, SRE, and product engineering teams to deliver scalable, high-leverage solutions.

As a Senior Engineering Manager of the Delivery team you will lead a team responsible for improving the reliability, speed, and usability of Upstart’s software delivery platform. Your focus is execution. You will drive high-impact improvements to developer workflows, reduce friction in the path to production, and ensure systems are scalable, observable, and easy to operate.

You will partner closely with platform, SRE, and product engineering teams to advance a self-service delivery model where engineers can build, deploy, and operate services with minimal manual coordination.

This role is suited for a hands-on leader who brings strong technical judgment, drives consistent execution, and builds high-performing teams. You will balance near-term delivery with incremental platform improvements that make software delivery more predictable and reliable across the organization.

How you’ll make an impact

You will lead a team delivering critical improvements to engineering velocity and system reliability.

Team Leadership and Execution
- Manage and develop a team focused on CI/CD, service lifecycle tooling, and developer experience
- Drive execution against clear priorities with consistent, high-quality delivery
- Establish strong engineering practices across reliability, testing, and observability
- Build a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and pragmatic decision-making
Delivery Platform Evolution
- Improve build and deployment workflows to increase speed and reduce friction
- Drive adoption of standardized deployment patterns across services
- Simplify and modernize delivery infrastructure while maintaining stability
- Ensure systems are scalable, secure, and resilient
Developer Experience and Self-Service
- Enable self-service workflows for service creation, deployment, and platform integrations
- Reduce manual coordination, support tickets, and reliance on tribal knowledge
- Partner with stakeholders to identify pain points and prioritize high-leverage improvements
- Contribute to the engineering portal as the central interface for service lifecycle operations
Reliability and Operational Excellence
- Embed observability and operational standards into delivery workflows
- Ensure systems support safe, auditable, and predictable releases
- Reduce toil and improve system health through targeted improvements

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of engineering management experience
7+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering
Strong technical background in CI/CD systems, cloud infrastructure such as AWS, and distributed systems
Ability to define clear team charters and execute with speed and alignment
Track record of hiring, mentoring, and retaining high-performing engineers
Execution-focused leadership with a track record of predictable delivery
Technical depth to guide architectural decisions and trade-offs
Systems thinking across reliability, scalability, and developer experience
Strong cross-functional collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with managing large-scale CI/CD systems such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions
Experience building or improving self-service developer platforms
Familiarity with microservices architectures and service lifecycle management
Experience supporting platform or architectural transitions
Strong product mindset when building internal tools

Position location This role is available in the following locations: Remote - US, Remote - Canada

Time zone requirements The team operates on the East/West coast time zones.

Travel requirements As a digital first company, the majority of your work can be accomplished remotely. The majority of our employees can live and work anywhere in the U.S but are encouraged to to still spend high quality time in-person collaborating via regular onsites. The in-person sessions’ cadence varies depending on the team and role; most teams meet once or twice per quarter for 2-4 consecutive days at a time.

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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 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

$195,300—$270,400 USD

In addition, Upstart provides employees with target bonuses, equity compensation, and generous benefits packages (including medical, dental, vision, and 401k).

Canada | Remote - Anticipated Base Salary Range

$182,800—$230,000 CAD

What you'll love

At Upstart, our benefits are designed to support your health, financial well-being, family, and personal growth. Here’s what you can expect:

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!)

For roles based in Canada, please note that we are not currently able to hire in Quebec.

Upstart is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Just as we are dedicated to improving access to affordable credit for all, we are committed to inclusive and fair hiring practices.

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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Is the Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Delivery role at Upstart remote?

Yes. This is a remote role. The team is based in United States | Remote, but the position itself does not require relocating to that office.

What does a Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Delivery at Upstart earn?

Upstart has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.

When was the Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Delivery role at Upstart posted?

This role was posted on July 10, 2026 (3 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.

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