Privacy Engineer

Robinhood • New York, NY

5h • Hybrid

About The Position

Robinhood is seeking bold thinkers and sharp problem-solvers to join their elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. The Privacy Engineering team's mission is to protect customer trust by embedding privacy into every layer of Robinhood’s technology and culture. This involves collaborating across Engineering, Product, Legal, and Compliance to ensure privacy, data governance, and security are integral to every initiative. The Privacy Engineer will lead privacy reviews, guide the design of privacy-enhancing technologies, and help scale privacy-by-design programs, while also championing the use of AI and agentic tooling to transform privacy operations. This role is based in the New York, NY office, with a hybrid work model requiring at least 3 days per week in the office. Robinhood emphasizes the value of in-person work for accelerating progress, sparking innovation, and strengthening community.

Requirements

• 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
• Highly proficient 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-paced environments
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks like GLBA, GDPR and CCPA and understanding of how to apply them to technical systems
• Experience with privacy-enhancing technologies and understanding of data anonymization and secure data lifecycle practices
• Clear communication skills with the ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships, including with legal teams, and explain complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
• Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact
• Bonus programs
• Equity ownership
• 401(k) matching
• 100% paid health insurance for employees
• 90% coverage for dependents on health insurance
• Lifestyle wallet — a flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
• Employer-paid life & disability insurance
• Fertility benefits
• Mental health benefits
• Company holidays
• Paid time off
• Sick time
• Parental leave
• Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level