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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Upstart's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Upstart's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Upstart
- high 61 stale, 5 reposted of 93 open
- Hiring momentum
- 135 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Upstart's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Upstart.
About this role
As a Principal Software Engineer on the Core Pricing team at Upstart, you will lead the technical direction and architecture of pricing systems that impact multiple product lines. Your role involves collaborating with various teams to develop scalable services that integrate machine learning outputs into pricing decisions, while also ensuring high performance and reliability. You will mentor other engineers and drive cross-organizational technical discussions to align on strategic goals.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Upstart as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field - or equivalent practical experience
- 8 or more years of software engineering experience
- A track record of setting architecture and technical direction for large, complex distributed systems
- Deep backend engineering experience and production proficiency in at least one of Python, Kotlin, or Java
- Experience designing or operating Tier 0/Tier 1 services with demanding latency, throughput, availability, and correctness requirements
- Strong understanding of APIs, service-oriented or modular architectures, containerization, cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS), and maintainable software design
Nice to have
- Experience building calculation-heavy, real-time decisioning systems
- Experience partnering with machine-learning teams or productionizing models at scale
- Experience modernizing a mature or tightly coupled platform
- Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, microservices, event-driven systems, and production observability
- Additional production experience with Rust or another performance-oriented language
What you get
- Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants
- Retirement benefits including a 401(k) with company match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision
- Health Savings Account contributions
- Income protection benefits including life insurance and disability coverage
Worth weighing
- No specific salary listed, but a range is provided based on location
- The role involves significant collaboration across multiple teams, which may require strong interpersonal skills
- The stack includes a mix of technologies, which may require adaptability and willingness to work in a predominantly Python environment
Summarised from Upstart's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Upstart on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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