Senior Engineering Manager, Upstart Bank
Core
Lead engineering teams to build and scale the regulatory infrastructure for Upstart Bank, enabling a unified federal framework for lending.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Banking Platform)
Builds
Scalable, audit-ready infrastructure for payments, funding, reporting, and integrations within a modern banking platform.
Domain
Fintech / Banking / Regulated Financial Systems
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Engineering management, distributed systems architecture, regulated environment operations, cross-functional leadership, technical strategy, team hiring and development
Preferred skills
Core financial infrastructure experience (ledgering, payments, deposits), banking/fintech domain knowledge, platform modernization, vendor integration
Technologies
Cloud platforms, distributed systems
Responsibilities
Lead and grow engineering teams for critical bank platform areas; Drive execution on complex systems like ledgering and funding; Partner with Compliance, Legal, and Risk to translate regulatory needs into technical plans; Contribute to technical direction ensuring reliability and auditability; Manage cross-functional dependencies; Build engineering processes for internal controls and change management; Hire and develop engineers and emerging leaders
