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Upstart
About Upstart
Upstart runs a lending marketplace where banks and credit unions use its AI models to price and approve personal loans, auto refinancing and home equity lines for American borrowers. Its engineering department wants a principal platform security engineer and a senior enterprise security engineer. Each can be done remotely from anywhere in the United States.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 2 security openings at Upstart, 2 of which name a salary range.
Upstart security openings
Read 12 Nov 2026, 22:26 UTCComparable openings elsewhere
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Principal Platform Security Engineer (shows the role here)
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$190,600–$263,900/yrSenior Enterprise Security Engineer (shows the role here)
Security Engineering · Remote· 7mo agoDetails
$164,800–$228,400/yr
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Working at Upstart
Former Google executive Dave Girouard co-founded Upstart in 2012 with Anna Counselman and Paul Gu; based in San Mateo, California, it has been listed on Nasdaq as UPST since December 2020. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
2 security roles open at the last read2 open roles at Upstart, confirmed on its careers system 12 Nov 2026.
Salaried staff engineering roles with US-wide remote eligibility.
Both postings read United States, remote, with no office required.
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Salaries at Upstart
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
Upstart posts yearly ranges of $190,600 to $263,900 for the principal role and $164,800 to $228,400 for the senior role (12 Nov 2026).
2 of its 2 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Upstart, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Engineering | 2 | $165k–$264k/yr2 rates | $264k/yr |
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Upstart: common questions
What salary does Upstart offer security staff?
Stated per posting. Upstart posts yearly ranges of $190,600 to $263,900 for the principal role and $164,800 to $228,400 for the senior role (12 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is Upstart?
Former Google executive Dave Girouard co-founded Upstart in 2012 with Anna Counselman and Paul Gu; based in San Mateo, California, it has been listed on Nasdaq as UPST since December 2020.
What is it like to work in security at Upstart?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As a regulated finance or crypto firm, compliance, fraud-adjacent security and incident response teams stay large.
What kind of employment are Upstart's security roles?
Salaried staff engineering roles with US-wide remote eligibility.
Where are Upstart's security jobs based?
Both postings read United States, remote, with no office required.
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