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This is a hands-on technical role where you'll spend the majority of your time designing, building, and shipping high-quality software while contributing to architectural decisions and elevating the engineering team around you.You'll be a key individual contributor driving end-to-end development, partnering closely with product and business teams, and ensuring we're delivering scalable, maintainable, and high-quality solutions across our platform.We're also evolving how we build software — so we're looking for someone who embraces modern AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot and can help introduce smarter, more efficient ways of working across the team.What You'll Be DoingDelivery & ExecutionOwn features and projects end-to-end — from technical design through deployment and production supportWrite clean, well-tested, performant code and lead by example in code reviewsEnsure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with our engineering standards and architectureTechnical ContributionContribute meaningfully to design and architecture discussions, bringing well-reasoned technical recommendationsMentor and support peers, sharing knowledge and helping raise the overall capability of the teamWork across teams and vendors to ensure smooth integration and deliveryAI & Engineering EfficiencyLeverage tools like GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted development to improve your own productivity and share learnings with the teamIdentify opportunities to improve delivery speed through automation — testing, documentation, code generationExplore ways to incorporate AI-driven features into product applications where it adds business valueCollaborationPartner closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into well-architected technical solutionsCollaborate effectively with offshore teams and vendors to keep delivery on trackHelp identify and resolve dependencies that slow the team downQuality & OperationsTroubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the stackEnsure applications perform reliably in production through proactive monitoring and observability practicesSupport releases, UAT, and continuous improvements post-launchTechnical SkillsWhat We're Looking For:Strong full-stack development experienceFrontend: ReactBackend: Node.js, TypeScript; Python & Java a plusProven experience building microservices and REST/JSON APIs at scaleSolid understanding of service design, workflow orchestration, and API documentationStrong observability practices — logging, tracing, alerting, dashboardsSolid CI/CD pipeline experience — building, maintaining, and improving delivery pipelinesStrong background in AWS cloud environmentsSolid SQL and relational database experienceLeadership & ApproachComfortable owning delivery end-to-end with minimal directionExperience mentoring peers and contributing to a strong engineering cultureStrong communication skills across both technical and non-technical audiencesNice to HaveHands-on experience with AI development tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.) in day-to-day workflowsExposure to building data-driven or intelligent application featuresBackground in retail, fintech, or omni-channel environmentsRequirementsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)6+ years of software development experienceExperience in enterprise-scale, cloud-based environmentsSponsorshipApplicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.Upbound Group is an equal opportunity employer. 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