Engineering Tech Lead

Acima LLC.; Draper (UT); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

DTO (discretionary time off)

HSA with company contribution

Tuition reimbursement

LinkedIn Learning

Job summary

Upbound Group, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Technical Lead in Draper, Utah (on-site) to guide a hands-on engineering team across the full software lifecycle, from design to deployment.

You will own technical direction, APIs, and non-functional requirements, and collaborate with product management, QA, and architects. The role emphasizes performance, observability, and scalable solutions, with mentoring, code reviews, and release readiness, while staying current with cloud and AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of experience building complex applications and integrating third-party APIs.
• Proficiency with Elixir and other languages.
• Experience using AI tools like Claude and Github Copilot to improve development efficiency.
• Proven project management and team leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Strong understanding of software principles, design patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with Typescript/JavaScript/Node.js.
• Experience with AWS cloud platforms and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical leadership and detailed direction across the delivery lifecycle.
• Own and execute the team’s technical solution and architectural direction.
• Lead technical backlog refinement and ensure executable work.
• Drive integration contracts, API design, and adherence to guardrails.
• Own non-functional requirements like performance and observability.
• Partner on test strategy and ensure readiness for release.
• Support go-live, production incident response, and deployments.
• Collaborate with managers, architects, QA, and engineers for alignment.
• Implement engineering best practices and drive continuous improvement.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Foster a positive, collaborative team culture.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Hands-on software design

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Elixir

Typescript/JavaScript/Node.js

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

NoSQL databases

Ruby

Kotlin

Python

Java

Job description

Engineering Technical Lead

(Draper, Utah-On-site)

ABOUT UPBOUND

Upbound 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 PURPOSE

The 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 RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide 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 improvement

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, related field or equivalent professional experience
• 8+ years of overall experience building complex applications, highly available systems and integrating third party API’s
• Proficient with Elixir development as well as other languages
• Experience with incorporating AI tools like Claude and Github Copilot in daily work to increase overall efficiency of software development
• Proven 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 practices
• Familiarity with Typescript, JavaScript and Node.js
• Experienced with AWS cloud platform development
• Experience working with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with other programming languages to include Ruby, Kotlin, Python or Java
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

COMPENSATION/BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation
• Full health benefits-Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401(k) match
• DTO (discretionary time off)
• Health savings account (HSA) with company contribution
• College tuition reimbursement program (STEAM degrees)
• Unlimited use of LinkedIn Learning

SPONSORSHIP

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Acima/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.