Software Engineer, Unsecured Installments
About the role
About Upstart
At Upstart, we’re united by a mission that matters: to radically reduce the cost and complexity of borrowing for all Americans. Every day, we bring creativity, experimentation, and advanced AI to reshape access to credit, helping millions move forward financially with clarity and confidence.
As the leading AI lending marketplace, we partner with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit through technology that’s both radically intelligent and deeply human. Our platform runs over one million predictions per borrower using more than 1,800 signals, powering smarter, fairer decisions for millions of customers. But the numbers only hint at the impact. Every idea, every voice, and every contribution moves us closer to a world where credit never stands between people and their financial progress.
We’re proudly digital-first, giving most Upstarters the flexibility to do their best work from wherever they thrive, alongside teammates across 80+ cities in the US and Canada. Digital-first doesn’t mean distant. We’re intentional about in-person connection through team onsites, planning sessions, and moments that spark creativity and trust. And whether you choose to work primarily from home or collaborate in-person from one of our offices in Columbus, Austin, the Bay Area, or New York City (opening Summer 2026), you’ll have the support to work in the way that works best for you.
If you’re energized by tackling meaningful problems, excited to innovate with purpose, and motivated by work that truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.
The Team
Unsecured Installments is one of Upstart's core lending products, helping borrowers access credit through a seamless, digitally native experience. The team owns critical parts of the borrower journey across offer generation, pricing, underwriting, funding, and borrower experience, while working closely with the broader lending platform that powers Upstart at scale. Recent work has focused on improving borrower flows, repricing and rate flexibility, partnership experiences, and the overall quality of the customer-facing experience.
As a Software Engineer on the Unsecured Installments team, you'll build and improve the frontend and full-stack experiences that borrowers interact with directly. You'll work primarily in React and TypeScript to ship polished, reliable, high-performing borrower flows, while partnering with backend, product, and design to connect those experiences to the systems behind pricing, underwriting, and funding. This is a hands-on role where you'll own meaningful features end to end and grow your technical depth on a business-critical product.
How you’ll make an impact
- Build and maintain borrower-facing web experiences using React and TypeScript, translating designs and product requirements into clean, responsive, accessible interfaces.
- Work across the stack to connect frontend experiences to backend services and APIs, contributing to full-stack features that span the borrower journey.
- Partner closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to scope, build, and ship features that improve borrower flows and reduce friction.
- Write well-tested, maintainable code and participate in code reviews, helping raise the quality and consistency of the team's frontend.