Sr. Security Engineer, Cloud 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.
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We’re seeking curious thinkers looking to co-author the next chapters of our story. Joining now means helping shape our vision, structures and systems; playing a key-role as we launch into our ambitious future.
About the role
This role will be seated in our offices in Menlo Park, CA, Seattle, WA, or New York, NYRobinhood Platform Security is looking for a cloud security domain expert to build security controls on Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role you will exemplify our Safety First value by making our cloud platform safe by default and providing Robinhood developers with paved roads and security services that help them protect their applications.
Your day-to-day will involve:
- You will use a first principles mindset and a broad range of languages, frameworks, and cloud technologies to assess and continuously improve the security of Robinhood's cloud environments.
- You will apply your deep expertise in automation, AWS security, and industry benchmarks to ensure that Robinhood applications are built on a secure foundation.
- You will work backward from business stakeholders, product owners, and engineers across Robinhood to build security services and capabilities that make it easier for developers protect their applications.
About you:
- 4+ years' experience in full-stack software engineering in a large scale, cloud native environment with many customers and diverse use cases
- 2+ years' experience developing and implementing automation and security controls on AWS
- You are highly proficient with modern programming languages like Golang and Python, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, and are a deep AWS domain expert.
- You are an excellent communicator and are comfortable discussing complex technical concepts with engineers and partners at any role or level
Base pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. You can view comp zones for our US office locations in the table below. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.
Office locations (by comp zone)US Zone 1: Menlo Park, NYC, Seattle, Washington DC US Zone 2: Denver, Westlake (Dallas), Chicago US Zone 3: Lake Mary
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 promotes diversity 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 visit Robinhood - US Applicant Privacy Policy. If you are an applicant located in the UK or EEA, please visit the Robinhood UK/EEA Applicant Privacy Policy.
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