Privacy Engineer

As a Privacy Engineer at Robinhood, you'll lead privacy reviews, guide the design of privacy-enhancing technologies, and help scale privacy-by-design programs across the company. You join a team whose mission is to protect customer trust by embedding privacy into every layer of Robinhood's technology and culture, collaborating across Engineering, Product, Legal, and Compliance. This role is based in New York, NY, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

What you'll do

• Conduct detailed privacy architecture reviews to identify potential risks, recommend controls, and ensure privacy-by-design is built into every technical layer
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Legal, and Compliance to implement privacy-by-design in systems, applications, and workflows from inception to launch
• Build and use AI agents and sub-agents to automate and scale privacy operations
• Guide the selection and deployment of privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), ensuring alignment with technical architecture and regulatory requirements
• Advise stakeholders and adjust practices to maintain compliance in alignment with developments in global privacy regulations, standards, and technologies
• Lead internal efforts to share best practices and increase awareness of privacy principles across engineering and technical teams

What you bring

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field
• 2+ years of experience in data privacy, security, or privacy engineering, including hands-on work with privacy architectures
• High proficiency with AI, with hands-on experience building and utilizing agents and sub-agents to solve real operational or technical problems
• Experience managing both technical and operational processes simultaneously, with the ability to prioritize in fast-moving environments
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks including GLBA, GDPR, and CCPA, and the ability to apply them to technical systems
• Experience with privacy-enhancing technologies and understanding of data anonymization and secure data lifecycle practices
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build cross-functional partnerships, including with legal teams, explaining complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

What we offer

• Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, and equity ownership
• 401(k) matching
• 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
• Lifestyle wallet, a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
• Paid time off including company holidays, sick time, parental leave, and more
• Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces

About Robinhood

Robinhood's mission is to democratize finance for all. The company is building an elite team applying frontier technologies to the world's biggest financial problems, with ethics at the center of everything it does.