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UpstartUpstartUnited States

Director, Software Engineering, Mobile Platform

Lead and scale Upstart’s Mobile Platform engineering organization, driving strategy, team growth, and delivery of a high-performing native mobile experience for consumer lending products.

213k – 316k
Remote8+ YOEEngineering Management

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the mobile platform vision and establish a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
  • Lead and grow a high-performing team by recruiting, mentoring, and developing engineering leaders and individual contributors.
  • Deliver a world-class mobile experience by leading development of a robust, native iOS application that enables users to apply for loans, manage accounts, and handle repayments.
  • Operationalize success metrics by establishing clear KPIs to measure engineering efficiency, product performance, and business impact.
  • Drive automation and process improvements; champion best practices in mobile development, CI/CD, testing, and deployment.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to develop and execute medium- and long-term mobile strategies.

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading mobile engineering teams in high-growth, consumer-facing technology companies.
  • Strong background in native mobile development using React Native (both iOS and Android preferred), including deep expertise in engineering best practices, frameworks, and scalable architectures.
  • Demonstrated ability to scale and structure teams, balancing technical leadership with people management.
  • Experience working closely with Product, Design, and Analytics to develop customer-centric mobile experiences.
  • A data-driven mindset with strong ability to measure impact and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

React NativeiOSAndroidCI/CDMobile DevelopmentEngineering LeadershipTeam ManagementProduct CollaborationData-Driven Decision MakingScalable Architectures

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