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Principal Platform Security Engineer

Upstart · United States | Remote

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Upstart's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Upstart's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Upstart
high
93 stale, 5 reposted of 93 open
Hiring momentum
135 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Upstart's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Upstart.

About this role

As a Principal Platform Security Engineer at Upstart, you will be responsible for defining and driving the technical strategy for securing the company's production infrastructure and developer platforms. Your role involves leading cross-functional efforts to reduce systemic infrastructure risk, influencing architecture decisions, and establishing security standards. You will also mentor engineers and serve as a senior technical authority during security incidents, ensuring that security practices align with business priorities and regulatory expectations.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Upstart as an employer.

What you need

  • 8+ years of experience in security engineering, infrastructure engineering, software engineering, or a related technical role.
  • 4+ years of experience focused on infrastructure, cloud, platform, or production security.
  • Experience securing cloud-native infrastructure in AWS or a similar cloud environment.
  • Experience with multiple infrastructure security domains, such as cloud IAM, Kubernetes or container security, network security, secrets management, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD security, production access, or vulnerability management.
  • Experience writing code or automation in Python, Go, Java, Ruby, or a similar programming language.
  • Experience leading security architecture reviews or technical risk assessments for complex production systems.

Nice to have

  • 10+ years of experience spanning security engineering, infrastructure engineering, software engineering, or cloud platform engineering.
  • Experience owning a security roadmap for a technical domain that spans multiple teams or organizations.
  • Experience with Kubernetes security, service-to-service trust models, workload identity, runtime security, or cloud-native network controls.
  • Experience improving cloud security posture management, hardening baselines, drift detection, or infrastructure vulnerability management programs.
  • Experience building or scaling infrastructure security programs, including defining metrics, maturity models, and risk-based prioritization frameworks.

What you get

  • 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

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary listed, but a range is provided based on geographic location.
  • The role involves significant cross-functional collaboration, which may require strong interpersonal skills.
  • The position is remote but encourages occasional in-person collaboration, which may not suit all candidates.

Summarised from Upstart's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Upstart on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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