Staff Privacy Engineer

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Staff Privacy Engineer

The Reddit Privacy Engineering team is rapidly developing and looking for a Staff Privacy Engineer. We look for humble experts with a relentlessly resourceful and entrepreneurial, “can do” view of privacy. We want to deliver facts and not FUD to the business to enable Reddit to manage risk more effectively. We're a team of passionate innovators dedicated to creating privacy forward and scalable solutions that empower our users worldwide. We value collaboration, continuous learning, and making a real impact. Join us and be part of a team that's shaping the digital landscape.

Responsibilities:

Design, build, and implement effective technical solutions that enable privacy and data protection by design and by default
Translate privacy rules and policies into robust, scalable, reusable solutions that protect user privacy while enabling safe, transparent use of data
Deep dive and become an expert in a complex and heterogeneous codebase and cloud infrastructure to find and harden all data stores and microservices that process personal data
Be the technical expert for the product and engineering organization that ensures compliance in data protection, governance, and lifecycle management
Integrate privacy by design into the software development lifecycle including system requirements collection, infrastructure, architecture, design, development, and testing
Develop solutions for data mapping, governance, classification, and protection
Leverage knowledge of probability and statistics to build solutions that protect user privacy and mitigate re-identification risk to enable compliant and safe use of user data for analytics, machine learning, and product development


Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information systems, or a similar STEM field or equivalent experience
8+ years of hands-on experience in working with engineering organizations who can do code review, understand the architecture and micro services
Deep knowledge of large scale cloud analytics and storage technologies and SDLC best practices
Comfortable navigating unfamiliar tech stacks and working with new languages and technologies
Experience in conducting data privacy compliance reviews and audits
Experience with data privacy requirements stemming from regulatory and legislative mandates including CCPA, GDPR, and state data breach notification laws
Ability to analyze and assess data privacy control capabilities and provide remediation recommendations
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
Have the ability to develop Privacy Awareness and communications at all levels within Reddit.
Ability to review, analyze and organize documentary and factual evidence


Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with any of the following: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, or Go
Experience with AI/ML development and DevPlatform engineering efforts
Experience with tracking technologies and age assurance compliance


Benefits:

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
401k Match
Family Planning Support
Gender-Affirming Care
Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days off
Generous paid Parental Leave
Paid Volunteer time off


Pay Transparency:

This job posting may span more than one career level.

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base pay range for this position is:

$167,500 - $232,500 USD

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