Privacy Engineer, Robinhood
$157-185k
This role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity
3+ days a week in office
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
Be an early applicant
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$157-185k
This role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field
- You bring 2+ years of experience in data privacy, security, or privacy engineering, including hands-on work with privacy architectures
- You’re highly proficient with AI, with hands-on experience building and utilizing agents and sub-agents to solve real operational or technical problems
- You’ve managed both technical and operational processes at the same time, and know how to prioritize when things move fast
- You’re familiar with regulatory frameworks like GLBA, GDPR and CCPA and understand how to apply them to technical systems
- You’ve worked with privacy-enhancing technologies and understand data anonymization and secure data lifecycle practices
- You’re a clear communicator who builds strong cross-functional partnerships, including with legal teams, and can explain complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What the job involves
- We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards
- The Privacy Engineering team’s mission is to protect the trust of our customers by embedding privacy into every layer of Robinhood’s technology and culture. We collaborate across Engineering, Product, Legal, and Compliance to make sure privacy, data governance, and security are integral to every initiative
- As a Privacy Engineer, you’ll lead privacy reviews, guide the design of privacy-enhancing technologies, and help scale our privacy-by-design programs — while also championing the use of AI and agentic tooling to transform how the team runs privacy operations and processes
- 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 our technical architecture and regulatory requirements
- Advise stakeholders and adjust practices to maintain compliance in alignment with development 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
Our take
For years, traditional brokers ruled the share trading realm, charging hefty fees that locked out everyday investors. Robinhood emerged as a disruptor, offering commission-free trading and opening the door to a new generation. Since then, expectations have continued to evolve, with investors looking not just to lower costs, but for simpler tools, clearer information, and guidance that makes the market easier to understand.
Robinhood was built to meet those changing expectations, designed from the start as a mobile-first platform that makes investor more accessible and less intimidating for people at every stage of their financial journey. Through its app, users can trade stocks and other financial instruments while benefiting from a clean interface and built-in educational support, helping them move from curiosity to confidence without unnecessary complexity.
Recently, Robinhood has strenghtned its impact too, particularly in the UK. With the launch of AI-powered Digests within its Robinhood Cortex assistant that helps users understand what's driving stock movements in plain English, while upcoming options trading and expanded educational resources add flexibility and depth. Together, these steps position Robinhood as a platform evolving alongside its users, blending technology and education to stay ahead in an ever-changing investment landscape.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Feb 2021
$2.4bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jan 2021
$1bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $5.6bn
Company HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
Leadership
Vlad Tenev
(Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman)Studied Mathematics at Stanford University, where they met Baiju. Dropped out of a PhD to start Robinhood. Alongside Robinhood, Vlad is also the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Harmonic.
Baiju B.
(Co-Founder)Studied Mathematics and Physics at Stanford University, where they met their Vlad and co-founded Robinhood in 2012. Baiju is also the Founder and CEO of Aetherflux.
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