Upstart is looking to solve the problem of expanding access to affordable credit by leveraging AI lending marketplace, and the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is responsible for the reliability, resiliency, and observability of Upstart's production systems.
Requirements
- 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, and other agile development techniques
- Strong software design & architecture skills
- Fundamentally sound with data structures & algorithms
- Experience with on-call and incident management environments
- Experience with observability, monitoring, and reporting tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Embody and share SRE principles at Upstart
- Exercise state-of-the-art SRE practices throughout the company
- Uphold a culture of visibility, ownership, and responsibility around service reliability
- Implement standards for monitoring microservices, web apps, mobile apps, databases, Kubernetes clusters, and machine learning platforms, in a fast-paced environment
- Improve incident response practices, both within SRE and throughout the company
- Automate away toil that make sense to be automated
Other
- Minimum of 6 years combined experience between Software Engineering, Site Reliability, and/or DevOps Engineering
- Ability to work with multiple teams for enterprise-wide deliverables
- Data/metrics-driven mindset
- Travel requirements: regular on-site collaboration sessions (3 days per quarter) at an Upstart office
- Degree requirements: not specified
