Software Engineer

Software Engineer

(Draper, UT)

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

In this role, you are responsible for participating as part of the team and contributing to the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing and deployment. You will design, code, test, troubleshoot, document and support application programs and/or system interfaces utilizing modern software programming languages and other tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, troubleshoot, document and support application programs and/or system interfaces utilizing modern software programming languages and other tools.
• Ability to work independently to solve complex software problems and to deliver quality software within specified target dates.
• Analyze requirements and corresponding software to design safe and effective approaches to changes in software to minimize risks and achieve project goals
• Contribute to architectural, technical and decision discussions, providing insights based on expertise and experience.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to include Delivery Managers, Product Managers, Designers, other Engineers, and stakeholders as well as leadership, to define and deliver new features and enhancements.

• Associate degree in computer science, related field or equivalent professional experience
• 6+ years of overall experience building complex applications, highly available systems and integrating third party API’s
• Proficient with Ruby on Rails development as well as other languages
• Familiarity with Typescript, JavaScript and Node.js
• Comfortable with incorporating AI tools like Claude and Github Copilot in daily work to increase overall efficiency of software development
• Experienced with AWS cloud platform development
• Experience working with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with other programming languages to include Elixir, Kotlin, Python or Java
• Strong understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Competitive compensation
• Full health benefits-Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401(k) match
• DTO (discretionary time off)
• Health savings account (HSA) with company contribution
• College tuition reimbursement program (STEAM degrees)
• Unlimited use of LinkedIn Learning

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.

Acima/Upbound are equal opportunity employers committed to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to actual or perceived race.

Upbound Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.