Engineering Manager, Application Security

Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all.

Robinhood was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood is lowering barriers and providing greater access to financial information. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in.

As we continue to build...

We’re seeking curious, growth minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures and systems; playing a key-role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.

About the team + role

Robinhood is looking for an Application Security Engineering Manager who is passionate about enabling the firm to build and deploy secure applications. A successful Application Security manager will possess a deep understanding of both information security and software engineering and have experience leading a team of engineers from diverse disciplines, including highly technical security and software engineers. They should have experience deploying and managing large security programs across the company to drive meaningful improvements.

The Application Security team is a core pillar of Security, Privacy, and Corporate Engineering. The Application Security team works across Robinhood to ensure our products, services, and processes are secure through multiple initiatives:

• Building secure abstractions to prevent vulnerabilities at scale (e.g.secure code libraries)
• Detecting vulnerabilities through large scale production scanning across the full stack
• Integrating security controls into developer toolings and throughout SDLC
• Vulnerability management and remediation
• Bug bounty - program management, triage, engagement, & metrics

What you’ll do

• Define and implement application security strategy for Robinhood
• Influence engineering culture and behavior to drive security maturity
• Find and eradicate systemic bug classes across our codebase
• Mentor and develop engineering talent
• Define and execute the overall application security program roadmap
• Own security through the entire software development lifecycle
• Evaluating vendor solutions and determining the best build vs buy strategy for the team
• Threat model applications at the design phase

What you bring

• 3+ years in people leadership of highly technical security teams
• Experience with developing and implementing broad application security initiatives
• Working knowledge of application security practices in modern tech stacks and understanding of industry best practices and common application frameworks
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with business partners
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience in agile tech organizations or working in a fast-paced environment is a plus

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We’re looking for more growth-minded and collaborative people to be a part of our journey in democratizing finance for all. If you’re ready to give 100% in helping us achieve our mission—we’d love to have you apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Robinhood, we're looking for people invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.

Robinhood embraces a diversity of backgrounds and experiences and provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We are dedicated to building a company that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work (and work environment) will be for everyone. Additionally, Robinhood provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights. To review Robinhood's Privacy Policy please review the specific policy applicable to the country where you are applying.