Privacy Engineer

Join a leading fintech company that's democratizing finance for all.

Robinhood was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood is lowering barriers and providing greater access to financial information. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in.

Just as we focus on our customers, we also strive to create an inclusive environment where our employees can thrive and do impactful work. We are proud of the competitive products and company culture we continue to build and have been recognized as:

• Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2020
• TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2021
• Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance?"? 2021 and Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials?"? 2021

We're growing and looking for...

We continue to hire Robinhoodies at a rapid pace to drive this journey, and with that growth comes necessary change. We're seeking culture builders and curious thinkers looking to co-author the next chapters of our story. We're in build mode, majorly expanding our team while also growing up as a company. Joining now means helping shape our structures and systems, then taking part as we launch into our ambitious future.

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About the team

Robinhood is looking for an engineer who is passionate about privacy to become a member of the Privacy Engineering Team.

The Privacy Engineering team is a core pillar of Security & Privacy Engineering and works with teams across Robinhood to ensure our products and services protect user privacy by designing architectures, tools, and features that make Robinhood's data collection transparent, and give users control over their data throughout the data lifecycle.

You will be the technical advocate for privacy decisions, designs, and discussions. You will not only lead the development of industry-vetted privacy solutions but drive innovative ideas to implementation as the company evolves and grows.

What you'll do day-to-day

• Discover and document the ways that data is collected, processed and stored across our products and infrastructure to ensure our data collection and usage practices are transparent, protect user privacy, and mitigate risk
• Lead and manage development of new privacy features, tools, and scalable solutions
• Embed with engineering and product teams during development to ensure our data collection and usage practices are transparent, protect user privacy, and mitigate risk
• Conduct technical, product, and policy reviews for new products and features and identify privacy concerns and mitigations
• Partner with technical and non-technical teams, including Engineering, Product, Compliance, and Legal
• Advocate for privacy-preserving solutions and identify innovative opportunities to advance our posture
• Communicate and evangelize our privacy tools and solutions both internally and externally

About you

• B.S. or M.S. Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of work experience in software engineering, privacy engineering or security engineering
• Code maintenance and review experience in one or more general purpose languages
• Experience building relationships and influencing stakeholders across multiple disciplines
• Experience in privacy with one or more of the following privacy principles or technologies: privacy by design, user data protection, GDPR, CCPA, data inventory, DLP, encryption, anonymization or privacy impact assessments
• Experience with concepts and practices such as threat modeling, data anonymization and classification, auditing access to data, and review of requests for data access

Bonus points

• IAPP privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP, CIPM, CIPT)
• Experience in Finance and portfolio trading

We're looking for more growth-minded and collaborative people to be a part of our journey in democratizing finance for all. If you're ready to give 100% in helping us achieve our mission?"we'd love to have you apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Robinhood, we're looking for people invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.

Robinhood promotes diversity and provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We are dedicated to building a company that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work (and work environment) will be for everyone. Additionally, Robinhood provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights. To review Robinhood's Privacy Policy please visit rbnhd.co/applicant-privacy.

Robinhood's benefits include generous time off, 401(k) participation with employer match, comprehensive health coverage, a health savings account (HSA), wellness benefits, backup childcare and education stipends (all benefits are subject to applicable taxes and based on eligibility).