Upstart

Senior Privacy Engineer

United States | Remote · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$165k-$228kDetected 12 days ago

PythonJavaGoRustC++ScalaBackend DevelopmentMachine LearningSparkData EngineeringA/B TestingCybersecurityCadence

About the role

Every day, we bring creativity, experimentation, and advanced AI to reshape access to credit, helping millions move forward financially with clarity and confidence.
But the numbers only hint at the impact.
Every idea, every voice, and every contribution moves us closer to a world where credit never stands between people and their financial progress.

Design, build, and operate privacy engineering services that support user control, data governance, anonymization, pseudonymization, retention, deletion, and auditability
Build APIs, libraries, services, and developer tools that help engineering teams standardize privacy enforcement across the technology stack
Support privacy reviews, data flow assessments, and technical risk assessments for new products, data uses, and platform capabilities
Improve the reliability, observability, and maintainability of privacy systems through testing, monitoring, documentation, and thoughtful technical design
As the leading AI lending marketplace, we partner with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit through technology that's both radically intelligent and deeply human.
And whether you choose to work primarily from home or collaborate in-person from one of our offices in Columbus, Austin, the Bay Area, or New York City (opening Summer 2026), you'll have the support to work in the way that works best for you.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, and 3+ years of experience in software engineering
Experience with at least two privacy or security domains such as anonymization, pseudonymization, data retention, deletion, data lineage, access control, encryption, audit logging, or data minimization
Experience translating privacy, security, compliance, or data protection requirements into software systems or technical workflows

Experience with data governance systems, data catalogs, lineage tooling, personally identifiable information detection, redaction, or automated policy enforcement
Experience supporting privacy reviews, threat modeling, data flow mapping, or technical risk assessments for production systems
Ability to communicate privacy engineering tradeoffs clearly across technical, legal, compliance, product, and business audiences

Individual pay is also determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

At Upstart, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package.
The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the below range.
United States | Remote - Anticipated Base Salary Range
Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from

Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly
Retirement benefits to help you plan for the future, including a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only)
Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for US and supplemental health coverage for Canada.
Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans (US only)
Income protection benefits, including life insurance and disability coverage for added financial security
Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, in line with local requirements
Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments (duration varies by country)
Family-centered benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support and life-centered resources
Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service (US Only)
Implement privacy-by-design patterns and data minimization controls across Upstart's products, services, data pipelines, and machine learning systems

Upstart's Privacy Engineering team builds the systems, tools, and technical controls that help protect borrower, applicant, partner, and Upstarter data across our products and platforms.
The team works across Engineering, Security, Legal, Compliance, Product, Data, and Machine Learning to make privacy-by-design practical and scalable.
As a Privacy Engineer II at Upstart, you will build software and services that embed privacy controls into the core architecture of Upstart's products and technical systems.
You will help implement privacy-enhancing technologies, data minimization patterns, and governance tooling that support responsible data use across Upstart's AI lending marketplace.
Partner with Security, Legal, Compliance, Product, Data, Machine Learning, and Infrastructure teams to translate privacy requirements into clear technical specifications
As a digital first company, the majority of your work can be accomplished remotely.
Our platform runs over one million predictions per borrower using more than 1,800 signals, powering smarter, fairer decisions for millions of customers.

This listing is sourced directly from Upstart's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.