Senior Engineering Manager, Fintech Servicing Platform

OhioX; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Remote-friendly

Comprehensive health coverage

Job summary

Upstart is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of 12+ engineers across two squads, partnering with Product, Risk, and Operations to build scalable, compliant systems for servicing borrowers. You will drive architectural clarity, mentor leaders, and deliver multi-quarter technical strategies that balance speed and reliability in a regulated fintech environment.

Based in a remote-friendly role with East/West coast time alignment, you’ll influence design choices and foster a culture

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of software engineering experience, with 4–7 years in engineering management.
• Deep technical expertise in distributed systems, APIs, and systems design.
• Proven experience leading teams in regulated domains such as fintech, payments, or lending.
• Demonstrated ability to define and deliver complex technical strategies that align with business goals.
• Strong track record of building high-performing teams and mentoring engineering leaders.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engineering teams responsible for Servicing products.
• Define and execute multi-quarter technical and engineering strategies aligned with Servicing and company priorities.
• Partner with Product and cross-functional leaders to translate borrower and business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive architectural clarity and justified technical decisioning across complex systems.
• Build a culture of ownership, execution, collaboration, and operational excellence.
• Hire, coach, and develop engineers and emerging engineering leaders.
• Establish clear visibility into technical priorities, delivery risks, trade-offs, and roadmap execution.

Skills

Distributed systems

APIs

Engineering leadership

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Upstart is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of 12+ engineers across two squads, partnering with Product, Risk, and Operations to build scalable, compliant systems for servicing borrowers. You will drive architectural clarity, mentor leaders, and deliver multi-quarter technical strategies that balance speed and reliability in a regulated fintech environment.

Based in a remote-friendly role with East/West coast time alignment, you’ll influence design choices and foster a culture