Staff Security Engineer, Application Security

Robinhood

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Bellevue, WAMenlo Park, CA
Salary: $217,000–$255,000 / yr
Posted: 80 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $236k

$155k most similar roles pay here $266k

This role pays more than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $167,987–$231,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $199k for comparable roles.

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About Robinhood

Robinhood is a financial technology company offering commission-free stock, ETF, options, and cryptocurrency trading through its mobile app, aimed at democratizing access to financial markets. Industry: Financial Technology & Investment App

Robinhood currently has 74 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $187,000–$222,500 across 74 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Security Engineer, Application Security

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As a Staff Security Engineer at Robinhood, you will join the Product and Application Security team to serve as a technical leader in embedding security into development practices across the company. Your responsibilities include designing systems that help engineers identify and address security risks early, reviewing system designs with product and engineering teams, developing security guardrails like libraries and frameworks, leading initiatives such as AI security governance, and influencing security standards and adoption. You should have over 8 years of experience in application or product security, expertise in Python or Go for building production-grade systems, and the ability to lead technical projects without direct authority. This role offers a high-impact opportunity to shape long-term security strategy at scale.

Skills

Python Go CI/CD Kubernetes AWS PostgreSQL Docker Terraform

What you'll do

Design and build systems to help engineers identify security risks early in development.
Review system designs, conduct threat modeling, and guide secure implementation with engineering teams.
Develop and maintain security guardrails like shared libraries, frameworks, and automated checks.
Lead initiatives such as AI security governance and automated secure design reviews.
Influence security practices by providing guidance, setting standards, and improving adoption.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience in application security or product security
Strong expertise in identifying and addressing security risks early in the SDLC
Experience building production-grade systems in Python or Go
Comfortable leading technical initiatives across teams without direct authority
Experience working in environments prioritizing reliability and structured incident response

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