Senior Frontend/Backend Engineer - AI Fintech (Remote)

CloudDevs; San Mateo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Employee equity program

ESPP

Job summary

Upstart is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design frontend systems for a brand-new consumer credit experience and to build scalable backend services in an AI-native environment. You will collaborate with design and product to translate ideas into features serving millions of users, while shaping engineering culture and best practices.

The role emphasizes autonomy in a zero-to-one product context, with a focus on reliability, observability, and the application of AI tools to streamline

Qualifications

• Experience building frontend and backend systems in production.
• Strong background in distributed systems and event-driven architecture.
• Proficiency in OO languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, C#, Python, Ruby) and databases.
• Ability to work autonomously in early-stage product environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and build frontend systems for a brand-new consumer credit experience.
• Develop scalable, distributed services with reliable observability.
• Collaborate with design and product to translate intent into features.
• Drive technical decisions in a zero-to-one product environment.
• Apply AI-native workflows to accelerate development and testing.
• Help define engineering best practices and culture.

Skills

Frontend

Backend

Distributed systems

Event-driven

OO languages

Tools

Kafka

SQS

Kinesis

Databases

Job description

Upstart is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design frontend systems for a brand-new consumer credit experience and to build scalable backend services in an AI-native environment. You will collaborate with design and product to translate ideas into features serving millions of users, while shaping engineering culture and best practices.

The role emphasizes autonomy in a zero-to-one product context, with a focus on reliability, observability, and the application of AI tools to streamline