Engineering Tech Lead

Acima Leasing; Draper (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Upbound Group, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Technical Lead for the Draper, Utah office. You will lead a hands-on team, design scalable API integrations, and champion performance, resiliency, and observability across deployments.

You will collaborate with engineering managers, product, QA, and architects to ensure quality and timely releases, while mentoring engineers and adopting best practices in software development.

Qualifications

• BS in CS or related field; equivalent experience accepted.
• 8+ years in building complex applications and APIs.
• Proficient with Elixir and at least one other modern language.
• Experience with AI tooling to boost development efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical leadership across delivery lifecycle.
• Own and execute technical solutions aligned with architecture.
• Lead backlog refinement from a technical view.
• Drive API design and integration contracts.
• Own non-functional requirements (performance, resiliency, observability).
• Support release readiness and production incident response.

Skills

Elixir

Typescript

JavaScript

Node.js

AWS

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

Ruby

Kotlin

Python

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, related field or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Claude

Github Copilot

Job description

Job Description:ENGINEERING TECHNICAL LEAD(Draper, Utah-On-site)(No Sponsorships)ABOUT UPBOUNDUpbound Group, Inc. (effective February 27, 2023: NASDAQ: UPBD) is an omni-channel platform company committed to elevating financial opportunity for all through innovative, inclusive, and technology-driven financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of consumers. The Company’s customer-facing operating units include industry-leading brands such as Rent-A-Center, Acima and Brigit that facilitate consumer transactions across a wide range of store-based and digital retail channels, including over 2,400 company branded retail units across the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Upbound Group, Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas.JOB PURPOSEThe Technical Lead is a hands‑on technical leader who partners closely with Engineering Managers, Product management, Architects, QA, and engineers to design and deliver high‑quality software solutions. This role provides day‑to‑day technical direction, shapes the team’s solution approach, and leads detailed design and implementation decisions across the delivery lifecycle. The Technical Lead ensures integrations, APIs, and non‑functional requirements such as performance, resiliency, and observability are effectively implemented, while supporting refinement, release readiness, and production stability. Through close collaboration and technical mentorship, the Technical Lead drives execution quality, alignment to standards, and continuous improvement across the team. In this role, you are responsible for participating as part of the team and contributing to the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing and deployment. You will design, code, test, troubleshoot, document and support application programs and/or system interfaces utilizing modern software programming languages and other tools.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESProvide hands‑on technical leadership and detailed technical direction, guiding engineers through design and implementation decisions across the delivery lifecycle.Own and execute the team’s technical solution, supporting solution approach definition and ensuring designs are feasible, scalable, and aligned with architectural direction.Lead refinement and backlog readiness from a technical perspective, ensuring requirements are well understood, dependencies are identified, and work is executable.Drive day‑to‑day technical execution, including integration contracts, API design, and adherence to enterprise and team technology guardrails.Own non‑functional requirement implementation (performance, resiliency, observability) within the team’s solutions.Partner on test strategy and quality execution, supporting quality gates and ensuring technical readiness for release.Support release readiness, go‑live, and production incident response, providing technical leadership during deployments and operational events.Collaborate closely with Engineering Managers, Architects, QA, and Engineers to ensure technical alignment, delivery predictability, and continuous improvement.Implementing best practices in engineering processes and methodologies to enhance team efficiency.Staying updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation within the team.Fostering a positive team culture that encourages creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvementQUALIFICATIONSBachelor's degree in computer science, related field or equivalent professional experience8+ years of overall experience building complex applications, highly available systems and integrating third party API’sProficient with Elixir development as well as other languagesExperience with incorporating AI tools like Claude and Github Copilot in daily work to increase overall efficiency of software developmentProven experience in project management and team leadership.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.Strong understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practicesFamiliarity with Typescript, JavaScript and Node.jsExperienced with AWS cloud platform developmentExperience working with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databasesExperience with other programming languages to include Ruby, Kotlin, Python or JavaExperience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)COMPENSATION/BENEFITSCompetitive compensationFull health benefits-Medical/Dental/Vision401(k) matchDTO (discretionary time off)Health savings account (HSA) with company contributionCollege tuition reimbursement program (STEAM degrees)Unlimited use of LinkedIn LearningAcima/Upbound are equal opportunity employers committed to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to actual or perceived race.Upbound Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.