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About the RoleUpdater is seeking a bold, strategic, and results-driven leader to spearhead our corporate development and growth agenda. In this role, you will source and evaluate opportunities that fuel Updater's next stage of growth - including acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and initiatives that expand or enhance existing business lines. You will own the assessment of the market and competitive landscape across priority verticals, serving as a trusted advisor to the executive team. From identifying opportunities through executing and integrating transformative deals, you will ensure Updater capitalizes on the right partnerships and acquisitions that accelerate our strategic vision.
This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly expanding business and to play a major role in shaping Updater's future as a category-leading B2B2C platform with:
A massive TAM across partner, service, and consumer verticalsStrategic whitespace in high-growth sectors with fragmented competitive landscapesRich data and integration opportunities through our enterprise partnershipsAn executive team aligned on acquisitive growth as a top strategic leverKey ResponsibilitiesGrowth Strategy & Pipeline DevelopmentOwn the long-term corporate development strategy in close partnership with the CEO, CFO, and senior leadershipDevelop a deep understanding of the competitive landscape and emerging business models across our priority verticals, advising the executive team on market opportunities and whitespace playsProactively source, evaluate, and prioritize acquisition and partnership opportunities in priority verticals, leveraging deep industry knowledge and networksBuild and maintain a robust pipeline of targets, balancing strategic fit, financial return, and integration potentialPartner with the CEO, CFO, and executive team to align targets with strategic growth initiativesDeal Evaluation & Execution Lead all stages of the deal process — from initial outreach and valuation through diligence, negotiation, and closingPartner with cross-functional teams (Finance, Legal, Product, GTM) to assess deal synergies, risks, and integration requirementsDevelop and present investment cases and recommendations to the executive teamThis posting is anticipated to remain open until 5/10/26. The new hire salary range for this position is $250,000-$280,000 annually. Factors which may affect the starting pay within this range include skills, experience, and other qualifications aligned with Updater's internal leveling guidelines.
About UpdaterUpdater is a leading technology platform helping major brands acquire and retain customers at scale. We are on a mission to power millions of complex transactions through intelligent, autonomous systems. By combining deep integrations, real-world data, and purpose-built AI agents, we're transforming fragmented purchasing workflows into seamless, automated experiences – freeing businesses and consumers from operational friction and enabling a new standard of speed, accuracy, and scale.
Updater has raised over $450 million from leading investors, including SoftBank Capital, Vista Credit Partners, IA Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Second Century Ventures (the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®), and more. For more information, please visit www.updater.com.
Updater is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants regardless of color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, actual or presumed belonging to an ethnic group, or any other legally protected status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this full-time position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Flexible PTO13 paid company holidays annually Updater Stock Options 401(k) with employer matchWellbeing SubsidyOne Medical membershipVirtual on-demand healthcare through Teladoc and TalkspaceFlexible spending account (FSA)Health savings account (HSA)Supplemental Short & Long Term Disability Insurance Supplemental Life InsurancePaid Parental Leave Read LessView All Jobs
Join Updater's Platform Engineering team as a Lead Platform Engineer who combines technical excellence and exceptional collaboration skills to deliver impact. You will drive vital initiatives including deployment velocity, observability, system reliability, and developer experience by partnering closely with product pods, project managers, and other stakeholders across the business to understand their workflows and pain points. You'll build the infrastructure and tooling that lets engineers ship faster and sleep better—think GitOps workflows, Kubernetes configuration and optimization, comprehensive Datadog observability coverage, and the kind of automation that makes deployments uneventful. This is platform engineering done right: pragmatic, impactful, and centered on enabling the broader engineering organization.
ResponsibilitiesEmbody a culture of continuous improvement and shared ownership backed by clear documentation, runbooks, and other shift left contributionsTreat platform capabilities as products—gather requirements from development pods, prioritize based on impact, iterate based on feedback, and measure adoption and satisfactionBuild strong, collaborative relationships evidenced by proactive engagement from product teamsContinually improve system reliability and observability coverageReduce tooling and config complexity so that engineers spend less time fighting tools and more time building featuresOptimize Infrastructure costs without compromising reliabilityReduce time-to-production for new features and servicesEnsure reliable, repeatable, and better standardized deployments with minimal manual interventionMust-Have Skills and ExperienceSoft SkillsExcellent cross-functional collaboration abilities beyond traditional IT/ops boundaries—you regularly engage with functions across the business to understand their needs, gather feedback, and champion DevEx improvements. You're as comfortable explaining infrastructure tradeoffs in a product planning meeting as you are debugging a Kubernetes clusterAbility to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences alike, and leverages visuals, data, and concise documentation to build shared understandingDeep empathy for DevEx—you genuinely understand engineer pain points, involve users in design decisions, and measure success by how much you improve their daily workPositive, team-oriented mindset that treats every day as an opportunity to improve and inspire others through your can-do attitudeTechnicalPrevious experience on a platform engineering team where you led complex infrastructure or tooling migration efforts and built useful dev-focused tools that required deep understanding of product development workflows, sprint planning, and release cycles across multiple podsDeep practical experience architecting and implementing solutions in AWS, backed by strong command of cloud design patterns and technologiesDeep expertise in Kubernetes containerized workloads and orchestrationStrong command of observability tools like DataDog or PrometheusProficiency in Terraform IaC Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and associated best practicesSolid experience with Git via Gitlab, Github, or Bitbucket.Familiarity with GitOps tooling like Spacelift or FluxStrong project management skills that balance interrupt-driven and roadmap workEagerness to learn new and evolving technologies in the Platform Engineering ecosystemBonus Points ForFrontend or backend development skillsPrevious experience as project lead or team leadExperience working embedded with or closely partnering with product squads/pods in an agile environmentUse of AI tooling to help improve efficiency in your daily workPrevious experience tuning SQL and caching technologiesCompensationThis posting is anticipated to remain open until 5/1/2026 . The new hire salary range for this position is $180,000 - $215,000 annually. Factors which may affect the starting pay within this range include skills, experience, and other qualifications aligned with Updater's internal leveling guidelines.
About UpdaterUpdater is a leading technology platform helping major brands acquire and retain customers at scale. We are on a mission to power millions of complex transactions through intelligent, autonomous systems. By combining deep integrations, real-world data, and purpose-built AI agents, we're transforming fragmented purchasing workflows into seamless, automated experiences – freeing businesses and consumers from operational friction and enabling a new standard of speed, accuracy, and scale.
Updater has raised over $450 million from leading investors, including SoftBank Capital, Vista Credit Partners, IA Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Second Century Ventures (the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®), and more. For more information, please visit www.updater.com.
Updater is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants regardless of color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, actual or presumed belonging to an ethnic group, or any other legally protected status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this full-time position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Flexible PTO13 paid company holidays annually Updater Stock Options 401(k) with employer matchWellbeing SubsidyOne Medical membershipVirtual on-demand healthcare through Teladoc and TalkspaceFlexible spending account (FSA)Health savings account (HSA)Supplemental Short & Long Term Disability Insurance Supplemental Life InsurancePaid Parental Leave Read Less