Remote Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Reddit's Privacy and Risk Security Engineering Team as an Information Security Engineer to develop solutions for security, privacy, compliance, assurance, and business policy gaps. You will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure a holistic view of privacy, security, risk, and compliance.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
• 401k Matching
• Workspace benefits for your home office
• Personal & Professional development funds
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Vacation (please use them!) & Reddit Global Wellness Days
• 4 months of paid Parental Leave
• Paid Volunteer time off