Offensive Security Engineer

Robinhood • Bellevue, WA

10d • $122,000 - $185,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Robinhood’s Offensive Security team identifies and reduces real-world security risks by simulating adversary behavior and testing defenses. The Offensive Security Engineer plans and executes security assessments across applications, infrastructure, and physical environments, partnering with engineering and security teams to strengthen detection and response capabilities. The role helps prioritize risks, supports remediation, and develops tools and techniques to improve security testing and protect products used by millions of customers.

The position is based in a Robinhood office in Bellevue, Washington; New York, New York; Denver, Colorado; or Menlo Park, California. In-person attendance is expected at least three days per week. The role offers challenging, high-impact work and is eligible for base pay, bonus opportunities, equity, and benefits. Base pay varies by location: Zone 1 is $157,000–$185,000; Zone 2 is $139,000–$163,000; and Zone 3 is $122,000–$144,000.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in offensive security, penetration testing, red teaming, or a related security engineering role.
• Passion for challenging security assumptions, identifying vulnerabilities, and helping teams address security risks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Interest in partnering with teams to resolve security issues, not only identifying them.
• Understanding of common network protocols and standards, including DNS and TCP/IP.
• Experience working with macOS and Linux environments.
• Familiarity with modern software development environments and technologies, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Kubernetes/Docker), and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with defensive security tools and techniques, including IDS/IPS, packet capture, network analysis, antivirus, and EDR.
• Familiarity with AI tooling, including Claude Code, Codex, and/or custom harnessing.
• Working knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework and common adversarial techniques.
• Understanding of security fundamentals related to identity and access management.
• Experience reading or writing code in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Go, or JavaScript.
• Ability to research new technologies, develop testing approaches, and execute security assessments with guidance when needed.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional or distributed teams.
• Ability to clearly document technical findings and communicate effectively through tools such as Slack, Jira, GitHub, and email.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Offensive Security team and stakeholders across the company to identify security risks and develop solutions that balance security with business priorities.
• Perform threat modeling and penetration testing across applications, infrastructure, and corporate environments.
• Contribute to agentic tooling that increases the speed and execution excellence of penetration testing, red team operations, and remediation efforts.
• Participate in red and purple team exercises and security assessments that simulate real-world attack scenarios.
• Develop scripts and tools to support and automate security testing activities.
• Partner with detection and response teams on adversarial simulations to improve detection capabilities and incident readiness.
• Communicate security findings clearly and collaborate with engineering teams to remediate identified vulnerabilities.
• Support security incident investigations related to penetration testing or red team findings.
• Improve offensive security processes, tools, and testing methodologies.

Benefits

• Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
• 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% coverage for dependents.
• Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund, which gives eligible US employees the opportunity to invest in a private employee fund that provides exposure to Robinhood Ventures funds.
• Access to AI tools and continuous AI skill-building for every employee.
• Lifestyle wallet: a flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more.
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits.
• Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more.
• Catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed