Senior Software Engineer, Reddit
Privacy and Risk
$190.8-267.1k
+ RSU's
Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions
Job no longer available
Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$190.8-267.1k
+ RSU's
1001+ employees
Company mission
Reddit's mission is to bring community and belonging to everyone.
Role
Who you are
- We look for humble experts with a relentlessly resourceful and entrepreneurial, “can do” view of privacy and compliance
- Culture is important to us, and a learning and developing mentality is vital regardless of the work assigned
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in working with privacy, security, compliance and assurance policy applications in the software development lifecycle
- 3-5 years of hands-on experience building clean, maintainable, and well-tested automated scripts or processes to support privacy, risk, or data governance-type projects
- Working knowledge of large-scale cloud storage and data architecture related to privacy practices (for example: limiting data use, complying with data retention and deletion, encrypting data, minimum data access principles)
- Comfortable navigating unfamiliar tech stacks and working with new languages and technologies
- Experience with any of the following: Python, Java, Go or JavaScript / TypeScript
- Understanding of practical applications of privacy by design, including data protection and/or cryptography
- Experience with data privacy requirements stemming from regulatory and legislative mandates, including CCPA, GDPR, and state data breach notification laws
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Ability to learn and research new technologies and standards rapidly, assess them for privacy exposures, and drive changes to enhance privacy
- Strong interpersonal, consultative, consensus-builder, and issue-resolution skills
- Proven verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of conducting data privacy compliance reviews and audits
- Ability to review, analyze, and organize documentary and factual evidence
- Ability to analyze and assess data privacy control capabilities and provide remediation recommendations
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with teams, be a thought leader, and drive innovation
- Humble expert with a sense of urgency
- Skilled at taking complex topics and making them simple
- A team focus with an ability to work in a matrixed organization
- The ability to exhibit sound judgment and domain knowledge for multiple areas of expertise within the specialized discipline
- Work independently and own projects entirely, both within the department as well as cross-functionally
- Ability to work on and continuously deliver on numerous competing priorities simultaneously
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong client service orientation
- Ability to prioritize, work to tight deadlines, and manage your own caseload
What the job involves
- The Reddit Privacy and Risk Security Engineering team is rapidly developing and looking for an Information Security Engineer with a focus on Privacy
- This is an exciting opportunity to get in and have an outsized impact on a highly skilled and motivated team
- We want to deliver facts and not FUD to the business to enable Reddit to manage risk more effectively
- As an Information Security Engineer, you will be accountable for developing solutions to close gaps identified related to security, privacy, compliance, assurance, and business policy and to build the next generation of data privacy safeguards to continue to evolve how we handle Redditor’s data and preserve anonymity as a core component of what makes Reddit unique
- You will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders in Legal, Policy, and Trust and Safety teams to ensure a holistic view of privacy, security, risk, and compliance
- Design, build, and implement effective technical solutions that enable privacy, compliance, and data protection by design and by default
- Translate privacy and compliance rules and policies into robust, scalable, reusable solutions that protect user and advertisers while enabling safe, transparent use of data
- Integrate privacy by design into the software development lifecycle, including system requirements collection, architecture, design, development, and testing
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Policy Trust and Safety teams to understand compliance requirements and translate into actionable product requirements
- Automate ad hoc processes and scripts to create efficiency and consistency
- Understand the unique requirements related to advertising products and services from the business and advertiser perspective
Our take
Reddit is a website that facilitates thousands of message board communities, known as subreddits, with an aim to promote authentic human connection. There are more than 100,000 communities on Reddit, covering everything, from food, entertainment, sports, and books, to more niche topics that cater for very specific audiences.
The simple platform is used by more than 52 million people a day and attracts over 50 billion monthly views. While these are impressive numbers, they do pale in comparison with social media giants Facebook and Twitter, however, Reddit distinguishes itself by providing easy-to-find communities for a truly endless range of topics.
Reddit makes money through advertising as well as offering a premium ad-free membership plan. The company has enjoyed continuous user & revenue growth, acquisitions by Conde Nast in 2006 and Advance in 2011, and plans to launch an IPO bid in 2024.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2021
$410m
SERIES F
Feb 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time off
- 4+ months paid parental leave
- Personal and professional development stipend
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company values
- Make something people love
- Evolve
- Work hard
- Default open
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Steve Huffman
(CEO)After co-founding Reddit in 2005, they stepped away from the company to co-found Hipmunk, where they were the CTO. They returned to Reddit in 2015, and have been the CEO since.
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