Upstart reviews

3.7

53% would recommend to a friend

(389 total reviews)
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Dave Girouard

78% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Upstart has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 389 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Upstart employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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389 reviews
3.0
Sep 21, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- A good place to get RoR experience - Remote friendly - Some smart folks, though that's changing

Cons

- Business has suffered greatly with high interest rates and lack of adaptation - equity compensation very poor for most who joined after IPO - Becoming very ex-Amazon heavy - Amazon on the resume is nearly a requirement now - Lots of projects that lack value - building things fast to keep everyone busy and feed the "speed habit" - Financial rewards are very top-heavy - too much for the leadership, too little for the folks who build the product

4.0
Sep 20, 2023

Solid executive leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The elt team @ Upstart does a great job expressing vision and reason for strategy, especially around times of change.

Cons

Remote culture is tough to get used to and don't really have many close relationships with coworkers.

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