Engineering Tech Lead

Acima; Draper (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health benefits

401(k) match

DTO (discretionary time off)

HSA with company contribution

College tuition reimbursement (STEAM)

Unlimited 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.

You will shape the team’s technical direction, drive API design, and ensure performance, resiliency, and observability while mentoring engineers. The role requires 8+ years building complex, scalable apps, proficiency in Elixir and modern languages, and experience with AWS, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of experience building complex applications and integrating third-party APIs.
• Proficient with Elixir development as well as other languages.
• Experience with AI tools like Claude and Github Copilot to improve development efficiency.
• Proven project management and team leadership.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices.
• Familiarity with Typescript, JavaScript and Node.js.
• Experience with AWS, PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Docker/Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical leadership and detailed guidance across the delivery lifecycle.
• Own and execute the team's technical solution and ensure architectural alignment.
• Lead backlog refinement from a technical perspective and ensure work is executable.
• Drive day-to-day technical execution including API design and integration contracts.
• Own non-functional requirements: performance, resiliency, observability.
• Partner on test strategy and quality gates, ensuring release readiness.
• Support production deployments and incident response with technical leadership.
• Collaborate with managers, architects, QA, and engineers for alignment and improvement.
• Implement best practices in engineering processes to boost efficiency.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Software development principles

Elixir

JavaScript/Node.js

AWS

PostgreSQL

NoSQL databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Elixir

JavaScript/Node.js

Typescript

AWS

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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.

Engineering Technical Lead

Location: Draper, Utah-On-site

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

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