Engineering Tech Lead

About Upbound

Upbound Group, Inc. (effective February 27, 2023: NASDAQ: UPBD) is an omni-channel platform company committed to elevating financial opportunity for all through innovative, inclusive, and technology-driven financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of consumers. The Company’s customer-facing operating units include industry-leading brands such as Rent-A-Center, Acima and Brigit that facilitate consumer transactions across a wide range of store-based and digital retail channels, including over 2,400 company branded retail units across the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Upbound Group, Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Job Description

Engineering Tech Lead

About Upbound

Upbound Group, Inc. (effective February 27, 2023: NASDAQ: UPBD) is an omni-channel platform company committed to elevating financial opportunity for all through innovative, inclusive, and technology-driven financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of consumers. The Company’s customer-facing operating units include industry-leading brands such as Rent-A-Center, Acima and Brigit that facilitate consumer transactions across a wide range of store-based and digital retail channels, including over 2,400 company branded retail units across the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Upbound Group, Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Job Purpose

As a Technical Lead on our Digital Commerce team, you will leverage your prior leadership experience to act as a strategic team enabler. This role focuses on enforcing and enhancing robust software development processes rather than functioning as an individual contributor. You will serve as the primary technical interface for our offshore team to ensure seamless synchronization. Your core responsibilities include driving the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for digital commerce, with a relentless focus on high-quality code output, architectural design integrity, and the on-time delivery of project milestones. You will conduct rigorous code reviews, mentor engineers, and oversee end-to-end user acceptance testing to manage overall quality. To maintain engineering standards and architectural integrity, you can expect to spend approximately 10-20% of your time reading or writing code.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure Code Quality and Performance: Responsible for conducting thorough code reviews, resolving bugs, and optimizing the application to ensure it meets performance, stability, and security standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Accountable for working closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, and backend engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot and Problem-Solve: Responsible for diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues and production bugs in a timely and effective manner.
• Mentorship and Guidance: Accountable for mentoring junior developers, sharing knowledge of best practices, and helping to foster a strong development culture.
• Project and Technical Ownership: Takes full technical ownership of work, from initial architectural design through deployment and maintenance, ensuring high-quality results and meeting project timelines.

Key Skills

• Proficient in full-stack development skills to guide our technical evolution, including frontend (e.g., React, Angular, or Vue.js) and backend (e.g., Node.js, Java, or Python) development.
• Deep understanding of e-commerce principles and knowledge of Tier 1 e-commerce platforms is required to translate business needs into effective technical solutions and integrate platforms with external systems and API protocols.
• Takes ownership of the full software development life cycle, from initial design through deployment, ensuring high-quality results and meeting project timelines.
• Advanced collaboration skills to work effectively with product managers, designers, and other non-technical stakeholders.
• Shares responsibility for facilitating clear communication between the internal team and the vendor, resolving technical dependencies and integration issues.
• The ability to effectively collaborate with a diverse team and provide clear, constructive guidance to junior developers, elevating the skills and performance of the entire team.
• Proficient in agile methodologies and leveraging AI tools (such as GitHub Copilot) to accelerate code generation, automate unit testing and streamline documentation without compromising security or architectural integrity.
• Resourceful and systematic problem-solver, capable of quickly diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues under pressure.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field; a master’s degree is more favorable.
• 8+ years of experience in software development with a focus on B2C applications.
• Prior Technical Lead or Management experience is required.
• Comprehensive experience in full-stack development across frontend and backend systems.
• Experience with high-performance, scalable eCommerce architecture.
• Experience with Git for version control and knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
• This is a full-time, on-site role requiring 5 days per week in the office.

SPONSORSHIP

Applicants 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. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.