# Senior Staff Software Security Engineer at Robinhood

- Company: Robinhood
- What the company does: Trade stocks on Robinhood with commission-free investing & advanced trading tools. Access fractional shares, real-time market data, and more. Terms and fees may apply. Backed by Index, Kleiner Perkins and NEA.
- Company website: http://robinhood.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Bellevue, WA; Menlo Park, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/robinhood/jobs/8167616?t=gh_src=&gh_jid=8167616&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/robinhood-senior-staff-software-security-engineer/

## About the role

At Robinhood, security is foundational to our mission of democratizing finance for all. As a Senior Staff Software Security Engineer on our Security Engineering team, you will serve as the most senior individual contributor across a ~40-person organization spanning Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security, Cryptography, Access Management Platform (IAM), AI Security, and our Detection & Response platform. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Define Technical Strategy: Provide cross-domain technical strategy and architectural direction across Security Engineering, connecting distinct security domains into a cohesive strategy
- Build AI Security Foundations: Help establish and evolve Robinhood’s security foundation for emerging AI technologies, agentic use cases, internal automation, and production AI applications
- Drive Strategic Initiatives: Identify high-leverage technical problems across infrastructure, cloud, identity, and detection systems, driving major cross-cutting initiatives from concept through production
- Build & Ship : Write code and land production systems for the hardest problems you identify, from prototype through operation, rather than handing designs to other teams
- Partner & Align: Work closely with engineering managers and senior technical leaders to establish quarterly priorities, resolve complex technical trade-offs, and align roadmaps across teams
- Elevate the Bar: Raise the technical bar across the organization through direct mentorship, technical leadership, and hands-on architectural guidance for engineers

Tags: Security Division

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