The Foundations team builds and maintains large-scale data platforms that support Growth marketing initiatives across the business
Job Summary
The Foundations team builds and maintains large-scale data platforms that support Growth marketing initiatives across the business.
You will partner closely with engineering, product, and marketing stakeholders to improve data availability, maintainability, and observability.
Upstart offers competitive compensation including base pay, bonus opportunities, annual equity grants, and a 401(k) match of $2 for every $1 contributed.
Matching Summary
The Foundations team builds and maintains large-scale data platforms that support Growth marketing initiatives across the business.
Salary
Base: $142,000 - $196,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Target bonuses and annual equity grants vesting quarterly; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match up to $15,000, ESPP, wellness allowance
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
3+ years backend distributed systems experience
Experience with large-scale data platforms
Production data pipeline implementation skills
Fault tolerance and observability practices
Cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders
Nice-to-have
Data modeling and schema design expertise
Marketing technology or attribution platform experience
Data governance and PII security knowledge
Architectural discussion participation
Balancing feature delivery with platform scalability
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics
3+ years of software engineering experience
Experience building backend distributed systems
Experience implementing fault tolerance and monitoring