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Kyle Downey

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Vice President, Engineering at Upstart
📍 Orange County, California, United States

A technical executive with over 25 years of experience, Kyle leads global engineering and product organizations at firms including Upstart, Amazon, and Microsoft. His background in Liberal Arts and Engineering, supplemented by MIT certifications, gives him a unique perspective. Colleagues describe him as knowledgeable, approachable, and a rare talent.

Kyle is a mission-driven leader focused on building products that make a genuine difference in peoples lives. This is reflected in his professional goals and his support for community initiatives, such as promoting educational opportunities like local school open houses for youth in grades 6-12.

He led the cross-functional public launch of Lumberyard, Amazons multi-platform AAA game development engine.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
Orange County, California, United States
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Generative AI Platforms
Is currently hiring talent to help build out Upstart's LLM and Core GenAI Platform, indicating a key area of focus.
AI in Lending
As VP of Engineering at Upstart, he is central to the company's mission of using AI to improve access to affordable credit.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Vice President, Engineering
Upstart
2-2021 - 9-2022
Partner, Microsoft M365
Microsoft
4-2018 - 1-2021
Senior Leader, AWS Networking, Private Cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
9-2015 - 9-2016
Principal, Amazon Games
Amazon.com
6-2015 - 1-2021
Senior Leader, AWS Global Network and Cloud Deployment
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Education
6-2025 - 6-2026
CTO
MIT Professional Education
2000 - 2004
Masters
City University
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