Upbound Benefits Overview

Lead the Control Planes and Ecosystem engineering organization, overseeing managers and multiple teams. Define strategy for Crossplane, enterprise control planes, Marketplace, providers, extensions, and partner integrations. Drive architecture, scalability, reliability, ecosystem growth, roadmap execution, production excellence, and cross-functional alignment with Product, GTM, Alliances, and Customer Success.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build and operate Upbound Spaces, resolve issues in SaaS environments, develop features, support project lifecycles, manage Kubernetes services, and enhance operational tools.

Own go-to-market for Upbound’s AI inference portfolio, including positioning, messaging, competitive strategy, launches, enterprise buyer research, sales enablement, pricing input, and open-source-to-commercial narratives. The role requires customer-facing thought leadership through analyst briefings, executive preparation, public speaking, podcasts, and community engagement. Success requires deep B2B infrastructure product marketing experience, technical fluency, open-core experience, and the ability to launch emerging products rapidly.