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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 16 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 Senior Software Engineer on the Servicing Engineering team at Upstart, you will focus on developing a loan servicing platform that enhances loan management and customer relationships. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to automate processes, optimize workflows, and implement scalable backend solutions, ensuring exceptional service delivery to customers. You will also lead projects that drive improvements in the team's technology and processes.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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)
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 3+ years of experience developing backend applications using Kotlin, Java, or another object-oriented programming language
- Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems, including service-to-service APIs and event-driven architectures
- Experience building and maintaining scalable backend services that process business-critical or financial data in production environments
- Experience contributing to decision engines that integrate with machine learning models to evaluate signals
Nice to have
- Experience working on systems that integrate with 3rd parties and/or ingest, store, expose large amounts of data
- Experience with SQL, data warehouses, or other database technologies
- Experience designing, developing, and deploying microservices-based applications
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for the quality and timely delivery of work
- Demonstrated ability to take feedback well and actively incorporate it into work, showing a growth mindset and a desire to continuously improve
What you get
- Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly
- Retirement benefits including a 401(k) with a company match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options
- Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources
- Health Savings Account contributions for eligible plans
- Income protection benefits including life insurance and disability coverage
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack beyond Kotlin and Java, which may imply a focus on these languages
- Position involves both existing and greenfield projects, indicating a mix of maintenance and new development
- The role is remote but requires occasional in-person collaboration, which may not suit everyone
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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