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Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability

Upstart · United States | Remote

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Upstart's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Upstart's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Upstart
high
93 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
2026-10-24

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 focused on Site Reliability Tooling at Upstart, you will be responsible for enhancing the reliability and observability of production systems. Your role involves implementing monitoring standards, improving incident response practices, and automating processes to create a productive environment for engineers. You will collaborate with other SREs and engineers to shape the future of Upstart's systems, ensuring they are effective for customers.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
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

  • Minimum of 6 years combined experience between Software Engineering, Site Reliability, and/or DevOps Engineering
  • Proficiency coding Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, Cloudformation, etc.)
  • Software engineering background with experience building internal tooling from scratch
  • Strong software design & architecture skills
  • Fundamentally sound with data structures & algorithms

Nice to have

  • Experience with service mesh
  • Full Stack development skills
  • Experience building tooling for an observability platform
  • Experience leveraging LLM/GenAI to improve SRE efficiency and processes

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 general tools and practices
  • Role involves regular on-site collaboration, requiring some travel
  • Base salary range provided, but actual pay depends on location and individual factors

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Listed by Upstart on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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