Senior Lakehouse Infra Engineer - Remote

OhioX; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Comprehensive health coverage (medical

Wellness resources

Annual wellness allowance

Job summary

Upstart is a digital-first lender leveraging a lakehouse architecture to power data-driven decisions. This Senior Infrastructure Engineer role focuses on Databricks-based platforms across environments, including a regulated Upstart Bank, with a strong emphasis on security, cost efficiency, and scalable infrastructure.

The role is remote within the United States, with opportunities for on-site collaboration and quarterly planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or data platform engineering.
• Hands‑on experience operating a lakehouse or big data platform (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg).
• Hands‑on experience with AWS (e.g., IAM, S3, EC2, EKS), Python, infrastructure as code (Terraform or CDK), CI/CD, and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and adopt new technologies, including open-source lakehouse alternatives, to expand platform capabilities.
• Improve developer efficiency and infrastructure reliability by working with cross-functional stakeholders like Data Engineering, Machine Learning, Analytics, Compliance, and Security.
• Improve Lakehouse security, usage efficiency, and observability by collaborating closely with the Data Engineering and Security teams.
• Evangelize good coding and engineering best practices while uplifting fellow engineers and mentoring junior team members.
• Help break down complex projects and requirements into quarterly commitments and sprints.
• Own Lakehouse infrastructure components end to end, from technical requirements and design through rollout and production support.

Skills

Lakehouse infrastructure

Security controls

Cost optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Apache Spark

Delta Lake

Apache Iceberg

AWS

Terraform

CDK

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Job description

Upstart is a digital-first lender leveraging a lakehouse architecture to power data-driven decisions. This Senior Infrastructure Engineer role focuses on Databricks-based platforms across environments, including a regulated Upstart Bank, with a strong emphasis on security, cost efficiency, and scalable infrastructure.

The role is remote within the United States, with opportunities for on-site collaboration and quarterly planning.