Upstart · 2 weeks ago
Data Platform Engineer, Data Capture
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$142K/yr - $197K/yr
3+ years expUpstart is the leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit. As a Data Platform Engineer, you will contribute to expanding developer tools, improving data observability, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance data infrastructure and services.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveConsumer LendingCreditFinancial ServicesFinTechLendingMachine LearningPersonal Finance
Responsibilities
Build and Improve the tools owned by the Capture team
Own the service/raw layer data observability and SLAs
Participate in planning and prioritization by collaborating with stakeholders across the various product verticals and functions (ML, Analytics, Finance) to ensure our architecture aligns with the overall business objectives
Collaborate with stakeholders such as Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Platform and Analytics teams to ingest data into the Lakehouse and adopt the developer tools
Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions to exchange actionable feedback with peers
Contribute to engineering best practices and mentor junior team members
Help break down complex projects and requirements into sprints
Continuously monitor and improve data platform performance, reliability, and security
Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry best practices in data engineering
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field
3+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields, with a strong focus on data quality, governance, and data infrastructure
Proficiency in data engineering tech stack; Databricks / PostgreSQL / Python / Spark / Kafka/ Streaming / SQL / AWS / Airflow/ Airbyte/ Fivetran / DBT / EKS/ containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and others
Ability to approach problems with first principles thinking, embrace ambiguity, and enjoy collaborative work on complex solutions
Preferred
Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use cases
Experience and understanding of distributed systems, data architecture design, and big data technologies (e.g., Spark Streaming / Batch, Kafka Streaming, Lakehouse, Databricks, Redshift, Airbyte, Fivetran, EKS)
Experience with AWS technologies ( e.g., AWS RDS, S3, Redshift, IAM etc.)
Knowledge of data ingestion, software engineering and data security best practices
Good knowledge of DevOps engineering using Continuous Integration/Delivery tools like Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, etc., thinking about automation, alerting, monitoring, security, and other declarative infrastructure
Ability to explain complex concepts in easy-to-understand ways and navigate environments where problems are not well-defined (and evolve quickly)
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401k
Company
Upstart
Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) is a leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.36BKey Investors
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2025-11-06Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2025-09-05Post Ipo Debt· $320M
2025-08-12Post Ipo Debt· $600M
Leadership Team
Dave Girouard
Founder & CEO
Paul Gu
Co-Founder
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