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Senior Software Engineer, Mobile
Location
United States
Posted
9 hours ago
Salary
$166.9K - $230.9K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Software Engineer, Mobile
Upstart
• Build and maintain user-facing features in our React Native mobile apps across iOS and Android. • Design and implement mobile components and subsystems that are performant, maintainable, and scalable across platforms. • Collaborate with product and design teams to scope, implement, and launch features that align with user and business needs. • Work with backend engineers to define mobile-specific APIs and improve client-server integration patterns. • Identify and resolve performance or reliability issues in the mobile experience. • Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical planning to raise engineering quality across the team. • Support a strong mobile engineering culture through mentorship, collaboration, and a focus on continuous improvement.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics, or a related field (or its equivalent) and 4 years of experience.
- Have experience building in React Native, and familiarity with at least one native platform (e.g., Swift/Objective-C for iOS or Kotlin/Java for Android).
- Understand mobile performance, memory management, and platform-specific constraints.
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional partners in product, design, and backend engineering.
- Take ownership of your work and are comfortable delivering complex features from planning through release.
- Balance speed and quality, and advocate for maintainable, scalable engineering solutions.
- Contribute to team culture and engineering practices through feedback, mentoring, and collaboration.
- Embrace a growth mindset and enjoy learning from others while helping teammates grow.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly
- Retirement benefits to help you plan for the future, including a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only)
- Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for US and supplemental health coverage for Canada.
- Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans (US only)
- Income protection benefits, including life insurance and disability coverage for added financial security
- Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, in line with local requirements
- Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments (duration varies by country)
- Family-centered benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support and life-centered resources
- Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service (US Only)
- Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, based on what matters most to you
- Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from
- Connection and community through team events, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs)
- Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!)
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