Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Delivery

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee and enhance a team dedicated to CI/CD, service lifecycle tools, and developer experience.

• Propel execution towards defined priorities with consistent, high-quality outcomes.

• Foster robust engineering practices in the areas of reliability, testing, and observability.

• Cultivate a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and practical decision-making.

• Optimize build and deployment processes to enhance speed and minimize friction.

• Promote the use of standardized deployment patterns across services.

• Streamline and modernize delivery infrastructure while ensuring stability.

• Guarantee that systems remain scalable, secure, and resilient.

• Facilitate self-service workflows for service creation, deployment, and platform integrations.

• Minimize manual coordination, support requests, and dependence on tribal knowledge.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to pinpoint pain points and prioritize impactful improvements.

• Contribute to the engineering portal as the primary interface for service lifecycle management.

• Integrate observability and operational standards into delivery workflows.

• Ensure systems enable safe, auditable, and predictable releases.

• Mitigate toil and enhance system health through targeted improvements.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering management.

• At least 7 years in software engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering.

• Strong technical expertise in CI/CD systems, cloud infrastructure such as AWS, and distributed systems.

• Capability to define clear team charters and execute swiftly and cohesively.

• Proven history of hiring, mentoring, and retaining high-performing engineers.

• Leadership focused on execution with a history of reliable delivery.

• Technical acumen to guide architectural choices and trade-offs.

• A systems-thinking approach concerning reliability, scalability, and developer experience.

• Strong ability to collaborate across functions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including base salary, bonus opportunities, and quarterly vesting annual equity grants.

• Generous 401(k) plan with Upstart matching $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 per year.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees.

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision coverage with multiple plan options; Upstart covers 90% to 100% of costs depending on the selected plans.

• Contributions to Health Savings Accounts from Upstart for eligible plans.

• Income protection benefits, including company-paid Basic Life, AD&D, and Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage, with options for supplemental insurance.

• Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays.

• Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and significant life events.

• Family-oriented benefits through Carrot and Cleo, aiding in fertility, parenthood, and caregiving.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing mental health support and life-centered resources.

• Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a concierge service.

• Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, tailored to your individual needs.

• Annual productivity allowance for investing in relevant tools and resources necessary for optimal performance, regardless of your work location.

• Opportunities for connection and community through team events, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs).

• Onsite perks such as catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our four offices located in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!).