Upside
Meet Upside
We created Upside to transform brick-and-mortar commerce. Our technology uses the sophistication of online retail—profit measurement, attribution, and incrementality—to provide users with more value on their everyday purchases and brick-and-mortar businesses with new, profitable customers. Billions of dollars in commerce run through the Upside platform every year, and that value goes directly back to our retailer partners, the consumers they serve, and important sustainability initiatives.
About The Role At Upside, engineers are expected to gather the right context from those around them and take thoughtful, calculated risks. By doing so, we help our teams move quickly and make informed decisions that lead to high quality software and delightful user experiences. We’re looking for engineers who are curious about the “why” behind what we build, and strive to understand the bigger picture so they can make better technical choices. We value individuals who seek out opportunities to improve our systems and deliver real business impact through their work. We embrace change and foster open conversations to help ideas evolve and grow.
Responsibilities
Help cultivate a collaborative and safe environment. You can speak up to name problems, which will invite conversations that drive solutions.
Learn and innovate on the ways we can improve our system. You will identify gaps in quality, security, performance, and speed of execution and generate buy-in to raise those bars.
Partner deeply with cross functional teams. Align with marketing on experimentation, enable better personalization with data science, and incorporate feedback from designers to surface insights and translate them into technical action.
Drive quality through documentation. You record decisions, communicate tradeoffs, and ensure others can build upon your work.
Set clear expectations on delivery. You focus on accurate, achievable goals from the start and maintain alignment with partners as milestones shift.
Why You Should Apply
You aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo when it makes the team and business better, and you use data to advocate for informed change.
You thrive at the intersection of systems and storytelling, delivering insights for merchants, accurate billing or payments, and a well-understood customer journey.
You care about building resilient systems that scale, with a mindset of continuous improvement and investment in observability, automation, or new infrastructure.
You believe in pulling quality upstream by championing best practices, early testing and validation, and building a culture of quality from the ground up.
Engineering Culture We want our engineers to have time and support to grow in their craft and contribute meaningfully to impactful technical decisions. Engineers are encouraged to focus deeply on their work, collaborate effectively, and continuously develop their skills. Teams are staffed to create a dynamic and diverse environment that enhances learning and innovation.
Technology Stack We don’t require them all, but we value experience in or interest in learning:
React, Typescript, Python, Snowflake, DBT, AWS (including API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, EventBridge), Terraform
and GitHub Actions. We also leverage AI tools including OpenAI and GitHub Copilot.
Ideal Qualifications
Lead with technical depth and continuously improve quality and observability
Guide, mentor and upskill the team to raise overall effectiveness and impact
Drive experiences that deliver measurable business value
Apply an analytical mindset to experiment, learn, iterate and grow
Debug complex systems by interpreting data, forming hypotheses and making meaningful improvements
Build with semantic HTML, CSS, and core JavaScript concepts
Apply strong knowledge of core web and browser fundamentals
Write reliable automated tests as a foundation for quality
Demonstrate a proven ability or strong desire to apply generative AI across the SDLC to increase velocity and quality
Location This hybrid role is based in our Austin, Chicago, DC, or NYC office. In-office attendance is required on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and may increase based on project needs and changes to Upside’s in-office policy over time.
Compensation The US base salary range for this full-time position is $180,000 - $210,000 + equity + benefits. The final starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on Day 1
Equity (ISOs)
401(k) program
Family planning programs + paid parental leave
Physical fitness and wellness memberships
Emotional and mental health support programs
Unlimited PTO + 10 paid federal holidays + annual Winter Break
Flexible work environment
Lunch reimbursement for in-office employees
Employee Resource Groups
Learning and Development stipend
Transparent culture
Amazing mission!
Diversity And Inclusion Diversity drives innovation, and our differences make us stronger. We’re committed to building a workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives, and we do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Everyone is welcome here!
If there’s anything we can do to support a disability or special need during your application or interview process, please email accommodations@upside.com. This email is for accessibility accommodations only, and should not be used to submit job applications.
Notice To Recruiters And Placement Agencies This is an in-house search with a dedicated recruiter. Please do not submit resumes to any person or email address at Upside. Upside is not liable for, and will not pay, placement fees for candidates submitted by any party or agency other than its approved recruitment partners.
Compensation Range: $180K - $210K
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We created Upside to transform brick-and-mortar commerce. Our technology uses the sophistication of online retail—profit measurement, attribution, and incrementality—to provide users with more value on their everyday purchases and brick-and-mortar businesses with new, profitable customers. Billions of dollars in commerce run through the Upside platform every year, and that value goes directly back to our retailer partners, the consumers they serve, and important sustainability initiatives.
About The Role At Upside, engineers are expected to gather the right context from those around them and take thoughtful, calculated risks. By doing so, we help our teams move quickly and make informed decisions that lead to high quality software and delightful user experiences. We’re looking for engineers who are curious about the “why” behind what we build, and strive to understand the bigger picture so they can make better technical choices. We value individuals who seek out opportunities to improve our systems and deliver real business impact through their work. We embrace change and foster open conversations to help ideas evolve and grow.
Responsibilities
Help cultivate a collaborative and safe environment. You can speak up to name problems, which will invite conversations that drive solutions.
Learn and innovate on the ways we can improve our system. You will identify gaps in quality, security, performance, and speed of execution and generate buy-in to raise those bars.
Partner deeply with cross functional teams. Align with marketing on experimentation, enable better personalization with data science, and incorporate feedback from designers to surface insights and translate them into technical action.
Drive quality through documentation. You record decisions, communicate tradeoffs, and ensure others can build upon your work.
Set clear expectations on delivery. You focus on accurate, achievable goals from the start and maintain alignment with partners as milestones shift.
Why You Should Apply
You aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo when it makes the team and business better, and you use data to advocate for informed change.
You thrive at the intersection of systems and storytelling, delivering insights for merchants, accurate billing or payments, and a well-understood customer journey.
You care about building resilient systems that scale, with a mindset of continuous improvement and investment in observability, automation, or new infrastructure.
You believe in pulling quality upstream by championing best practices, early testing and validation, and building a culture of quality from the ground up.
Engineering Culture We want our engineers to have time and support to grow in their craft and contribute meaningfully to impactful technical decisions. Engineers are encouraged to focus deeply on their work, collaborate effectively, and continuously develop their skills. Teams are staffed to create a dynamic and diverse environment that enhances learning and innovation.
Technology Stack We don’t require them all, but we value experience in or interest in learning:
React, Typescript, Python, Snowflake, DBT, AWS (including API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, EventBridge), Terraform
and GitHub Actions. We also leverage AI tools including OpenAI and GitHub Copilot.
Ideal Qualifications
Lead with technical depth and continuously improve quality and observability
Guide, mentor and upskill the team to raise overall effectiveness and impact
Drive experiences that deliver measurable business value
Apply an analytical mindset to experiment, learn, iterate and grow
Debug complex systems by interpreting data, forming hypotheses and making meaningful improvements
Build with semantic HTML, CSS, and core JavaScript concepts
Apply strong knowledge of core web and browser fundamentals
Write reliable automated tests as a foundation for quality
Demonstrate a proven ability or strong desire to apply generative AI across the SDLC to increase velocity and quality
Location This hybrid role is based in our Austin, Chicago, DC, or NYC office. In-office attendance is required on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and may increase based on project needs and changes to Upside’s in-office policy over time.
Compensation The US base salary range for this full-time position is $180,000 - $210,000 + equity + benefits. The final starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on Day 1
Equity (ISOs)
401(k) program
Family planning programs + paid parental leave
Physical fitness and wellness memberships
Emotional and mental health support programs
Unlimited PTO + 10 paid federal holidays + annual Winter Break
Flexible work environment
Lunch reimbursement for in-office employees
Employee Resource Groups
Learning and Development stipend
Transparent culture
Amazing mission!
Diversity And Inclusion Diversity drives innovation, and our differences make us stronger. We’re committed to building a workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives, and we do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Everyone is welcome here!
If there’s anything we can do to support a disability or special need during your application or interview process, please email accommodations@upside.com. This email is for accessibility accommodations only, and should not be used to submit job applications.
Notice To Recruiters And Placement Agencies This is an in-house search with a dedicated recruiter. Please do not submit resumes to any person or email address at Upside. Upside is not liable for, and will not pay, placement fees for candidates submitted by any party or agency other than its approved recruitment partners.
Compensation Range: $180K - $210K
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