Full-Time

Senior Systems Engineer

Infrastructure, Production Operations

Posted on 10/7/2025

LendingClub

LendingClub

1,001-5,000 employees

Online P2P lender matching borrowers, investors

Compensation Overview

$158k - $200k/yr

+ Equity + Annual Bonus

San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more

More locations: Lehi, UT, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; in-office Tue–Thu required in SF or Lehi; remote work not available.

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (3)
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Required Skills
Packer
Bash
Kubernetes
Python
Git
Ruby
AWS
Prometheus
Jenkins
Terraform
Splunk
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • 6+ years of expert Linux and Windows System Administration experience (CentOS, Amazon Linux, Windows Server 2019+)
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, or related field; or related work experience
  • 4+ years of experience working directly with AWS Infrastructure services; AWS Certification preferred; strong knowledge of AWS services and security required
  • Experience with automation frameworks/tools like Git, Jenkins, Terraform, Packer is a MUST
  • Experience with application delivery platforms for load balancing, caching, compression, application firewalling, reverse proxy, SSL termination, etc.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (design, deployment, and operations) in production environments
  • Fluency with one or more current generation scripting language used by DevOps professionals (Python, Bash / Shell, Ruby)
  • Monitoring and logging experience in any of the following: Prometheus, Splunk, Syslog, OSSEC/Wazzuh, CloudWatch
  • You have experience supporting high traffic and public facing websites, applications, and services that span multiple data-centers and cloud environments
  • You possess exceptional communication skills - written and verbal - and can communicate cross functionally with both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Work Location San Francisco, Lehi
  • Time Zone Requirements Local hours (PT, MT)
  • Travel Requirements As needed travel to LendingClub offices and/or other locations, as needed.
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and evolve our production cloud systems infrastructure, strategically employing automation, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC). Use depth of cloud experience to put together elegant designs that the team will enjoy supporting
  • Partner cross-functionally with Infrastructure, Engineering, and Security teams to design, deploy, and maintain cloud solutions that meet internal standards and industry best practices
  • Expertise in incident and problem management including timely problem identification, successful resolution, and root-cause analysis
  • Continuously improve deployment, configuration, and monitoring capabilities by anticipating growth and staying ahead of industry trends
  • Tackle complex challenges to improve platform reliability, resiliency, and scalability in a regulated, high-traffic fintech environment
  • Foster a culture of collaboration through excellent documentation, knowledge sharing, and mentoring of team members
  • Ensure service level objectives through proactive monitoring, custom tooling, and on-call support/troubleshooting
Desired Qualifications

LendingClub operates an online lending platform that connects borrowers with individual investors in a peer-to-peer market, funding personal loans, small business loans, and auto refinancing. Borrowers apply on the platform and are evaluated based on credit history and financial factors; approved loans are funded when investors purchase notes that represent parts of the loan. The company earns origination fees from borrowers and service fees from investors, deriving revenue from both loan initiation and ongoing servicing. The goal is to provide accessible credit and investor opportunities through a scalable marketplace that pairs funding needs with capital.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2006

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q1 2026 delivered $2.7B originations, 31% YoY growth, $67M pre-tax profit.
  • Wisetack partnership accesses 40,000 contractors for home improvement loans.
  • Analysts forecast $1.3B revenue and $269M earnings by 2028.

What critics are saying

  • Pagaya erodes personal loan share with AI underwriting in 12-24 months.
  • Upstart captures prime borrowers from DTC channel within 6-12 months.
  • Charge-offs normalize to 5%, eroding 60.4% margins in 6-12 months.

What makes LendingClub unique

  • LendingClub pioneered P2P lending with SEC-registered notes since 2007.
  • LCX platform offers API access, dynamic pricing, and same-day loan settlements.
  • Happen Bank rebrand leverages 40% superior underwriting vs peers over five years.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Hybrid Work Options

Wellness Program

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-1%
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Yahoo Finance
Feb 27th, 2026
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