Staff Applied Machine Learning Engineer, LLM Applications
Upstart
About this role
The Staff Applied Machine Learning Engineer on Upstart’s Applied LLM team will help build foundational infrastructure and product-facing capabilities that bring large language models and generative AI into Upstart’s core products. This cross-functional role partners with research, product, and engineering to translate ML innovation into production systems while emphasizing safety, fairness, and user trust. The position is digital-first and available across several US locations, with periodic on-site collaboration sessions.
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About Upstart
upstart.comUpstart is an AI-driven lending platform that partners with banks and credit unions to offer personal loans, auto refinancing, and debt consolidation while expanding access to affordable credit. Founded by ex-Googlers, it uses a proprietary underwriting model that goes beyond FICO—incorporating signals like schools attended, area of study, academic performance, and work history—to identify high-quality borrowers, including those with limited credit history. Consumers can check rates online with no impact to their credit and access fast funding with transparent pricing and no hidden fees. Financial institutions integrate Upstart to originate loans more efficiently and reach underserved borrowers.
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Upstart to Apply for National Bank Charter
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Upstart seeks approval to launch national bank
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INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Upstart Holdings, Inc. - UPST
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Upstart Plans To Launch National Insured Bank
13 hours ago
US fintech Upstart prepares national bank charter application
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About Upstart
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$178k – $247k
per year
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