Senior Kafka Platform Engineer (Remote)

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Upgrade is a fintech unicorn founded in 2017. We are the fastest-growing company in the Americas (Financial Times). Our innovative Upgrade Card is the fastest-growing credit card in America (Nilson Report). Upgrade has been named a “Best Place to Work in the Bay Area” and received “Best Engineering Team", "Best Company for Women” and “Best Company for Diversity” awards from Comparably. Come join us if you like to tackle big problems and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.


About our Team:


At Upgrade, the Platform team works horizontally with our different engineering teams. We build tools, services and shared libraries to simplify / abstract / speedup the day to day of our developers.


We are looking for a passionate Kafka platform engineer to help us push our messaging infrastructure to the next level. We are already using Kafka in production at the moment, but Upgrade is growing and we now have a sub team dedicated to building our next generation streaming platform. Join us!


This is a remote position based in the United States.


What You'll Do:

  • Contribute to the continuous optimization of our Kafka infrastructure 
  • Code new libraries and tools to make Kafka more simplified, efficient and easier to use – to keep pace with the increasing traffic on the platform and rapid growth of Upgrade
  • Prototype different patterns of integration with Kafka at the Kubernetes level
  • Help troubleshoot Kafka issues
  • Drive Kafka adoption across Upgrade’s engineering teams

What We Look For:

  • Previous experience designing and maintaining Kafka
  • Demonstrated history of investigating and resolving Kafka challenges in a production environment
  • Experience building services on top of Kafka
  • Good programming knowledge – Golang, Python and/or Java
  • Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and its constructs
  • In-depth knowledge and experience in AWS
  • Excellent communication and empathy skills – you will interact with different stakeholders at Upgrade to help define our vision
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

What We Offer You:

  • Competitive salary and stock option plan
  • 100% paid coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Unlimited vacation
  • Learning stipend for personal growth and development
  • Paid parental leave
  • Health and wellness initiatives



Interested in joining Upgrade but don't think this role is for you? Check out our careers page!


We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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An Insider's view of Upgrade, Inc.

How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

I'm surrounded by so many smart, humble and passionate people, where I can learn and grow from everyday. With culture where everyone’s voice is valued and heard, this makes for a very collaborative and thriving workplace where you can grow. It is very empowering and it truly feels like we can achieve anything we, as a team, set our minds toward.

Nelson Lobo

Software Engineer

What are some things you learned at the company?

Since I started at Upgrade, I have been exposed to new technologies for test automation, infrastructure and code coverage, to name a few. I had some challenges in making our test framework more efficient and faster. This is another aspect of Upgrade that I love: there are always different projects to work on which means new learning opportunities.

Seti Momayez

QA Developer

What are Upgrade, Inc. Perks + Benefits

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Diversity employee resource groups
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Disability insurance
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Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Upgrade offers up to 4% match after 90 days of employment.
Company equity
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
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Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
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Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
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Job training & conferences
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