Principal DevOps Engineer

August 17

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Personal Loans • FinTech • Marketplace Lending • Artificial intelligence • Finance

1001 - 5000

Description

• Upstart’s Cloud Platform Team builds and maintains the Cloud Infrastructure and Compute foundation for AI lending products. • As a Principal DevOps Engineer, drive architectural changes and collaborate across teams.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a DevOps or related role • 3+ years of experience working with Ruby/Python or similar programming languages • Expertise with major public cloud providers, particularly AWS • In-depth knowledge of distributed computing and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) and managed Kubernetes services • Expertise in Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., CDK, Terraform) and GitOps practices • Strong understanding of service mesh technologies and their role in service-oriented architectures • Deep knowledge of Linux architecture, administration, troubleshooting, and production operations • Proven experience as a technical leader, with the ability to work across domains and influence technical direction • Aptitude and willingness to mentor others, with a balance of humility and confidence • Experience in leading incident response and remediation efforts, with a strong grasp of SLI/KPI metrics that inform SLO definitions

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation (base + bonus & equity) • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart • 401(k) with 100% company match up to $4,500 and immediate vesting and after-tax savings • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) • Life and disability insurance • Generous holiday, vacation, sick and safety leave • Supportive parental, family care, and military leave programs • Annual wellness, technology & ergonomic reimbursement programs • Social activities including team events and onsites, all-company updates, employee resource groups (ERGs), and other interest groups such as book clubs, fitness, investing, and volunteering • Catered lunches + snacks & drinks when working in offices