Senior Solutions Architect

February 19

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Upstart is a leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit. As we transitioned to being a public company, we’re now poised to leverage our domain expertise and revolutionize every aspect of lending and credit risk evaluation. We’ve recently expanded our offerings to include automobile refinancing and we plan to take on more verticals as the business grows.

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

1001 - 5000 employees

📋 Description

• About Upstart • Upstart is a leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit. By leveraging Upstart's AI marketplace, Upstart-powered banks and credit unions can have higher approval rates and lower loss rates across races, ages, and genders, while simultaneously delivering the exceptional digital-first lending experience their customers demand. More than two-thirds of Upstart loans are approved instantly and are fully automated. • Upstart is a digital-first company, which means that most Upstarters live and work anywhere in the United States. However, we also have offices in San Mateo, California; Columbus, Ohio; and Austin, Texas. • Most Upstarters join us because they connect with our mission of enabling access to effortless credit based on true risk. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Upstart, we’d love to hear from you! • The Team • The Upstart Lending Partnerships team aims to partner with banks and credit unions to help them navigate and thrive through one of the most foundational technology transformations in history. Through our AI lending platform, lending partners are able to grow customer households, enhance risk management, and approve more borrowers at lower rates, while eliminating every bit of friction associated with the process. • The Role • As a Senior Solutions Architect you hold an important strategic position within Upstart's Lending Partnerships Services organization, accountable for the development, execution, implementation and support of client-side integration solutions aimed at helping Upstart’s lending partners integrate Upstart with their core banking and lending platforms. You also play an important role as a trusted advisor for lenders, guiding them through the process of successfully integrating their banking systems with an external vendor. • This is an exciting role for a team player who is looking for the opportunity to make an immediate impact as part of a growing team. You will have the opportunity to drive strategic initiatives aimed at expanding Upstart’s integration capabilities and offerings, while also helping to shape and inform product integration enhancements that will improve Upstart’s overall value proposition to lending partners of all sizes. • As a trusted advisor, you will need to quickly interpret and understand each lender’s unique integration challenges and concerns and be able to offer solutions based on Upstart’s product offerings and capabilities. You will also be expected to be able to effectively explain Upstart’s APIs and connectors, among other subject areas, in a manner that is convincing and easily interpretable to a varied external stakeholder audience. In addition to actively meeting with and supporting clients as a trusted advisor, you will also be expected to provide software engineering support in the development of point solutions, where required and appropriate. • Qualified candidates will have experience working within a consumer lending, banking, credit union, fintech, finance or commercial banking technology environment. Experience should include creating and maintaining APIs and associated integration components. Experience developing and maintaining software integrations with core banking systems and platforms is a strong plus. • Position Location - This role is available in the following locations: Remote (United States), San Mateo, Columbus

🎯 Requirements

• A minimum of 4-5 years playing a key role in developing, supporting, and maintaining software integration and API solutions in the financial services space; strong knowledge of core banking and credit union platforms and systems preferred (for example, Fiserv, FIS, Jack Henry, Corelation, etc.) • Experience teaming and coordinating cross-functionally with engineering and product teams strongly preferred • A demonstrated ability to successfully partner with customers, external business partners, and cross-functional colleagues • Experience driving complex projects to successful completion with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders • Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively in a manner tailored for the audience (from the C-suite to analysts and software engineers) • A track record of developing, maintaining, and optimizing APIs and software integration solutions • Self-starter who is responsible, motivated, detailed oriented, able to work well in a collaborative environment, and is comfortable with tight deadlines • A responsive, customer-service posture with superior organization skills • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and act on a large volume of requests for information • The ideal candidate will pay strong attention to detail as a habit and they will hold the quality of their work as paramount in all that they do • Self-starter who is responsible, motivated, and able to work well in a collaborative environment • Superior organization and follow-up skill • Hands on experience with C#, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, or Python is required

🏖️ 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