Senior Security Engineer, Application Security
Robinhood is a financial services company on a mission to democratize finance for all. They offer a platform for commission-free investing in stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies, as well as retirement accounts. The company provides educational resources and financial news to empower users to make informed investment decisions.
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About Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Founded by Stanford roommates Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev, Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) aims to provide everyone with access to financial markets, not just the wealthy. The company introduced commission-free trading, revolutionizing the industry. In the U.S., Robinhood offers investing through Robinhood Financial LLC, crypto trading via Robinhood Crypto, LLC, and spending/rewards cards through Robinhood Money, LLC and Robinhood Credit, Inc. They have expanded internationally, offering stock trading in the UK through Robinhood U.K. Ltd. and crypto trading in the EU via Robinhood Europe, UAB. Robinhood also provides educational content through Robinhood Learn and financial news via Sherwood Media, LLC, supporting a new generation of investors with user-friendly products.
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About the Role
You will design and implement systems that embed security into development practices across the organization. You will review system designs, contribute to threat models, and guide secure implementation for product and platform teams. You will also build and improve security guardrails that give engineers clear patterns for developing secure services. This role offers the opportunity to shape practical application security programs while contributing hands-on technical work.
Requirements
- You have 5+ years of experience in application security, product security, software security, or a related field
- You have experience identifying and addressing security risks earlier in the software development lifecycle
- You have experience building production-grade systems in Python, Go, or a comparable programming language
- You are comfortable partnering with engineering teams to review designs, explain risks, and recommend practical mitigations
- You have experience working in environments that prioritize reliability, incident response, and secure software delivery
Responsibilities
- Design and build systems that help engineers identify and address security risks earlier in the development lifecycle
- Partner with product and engineering teams to review system designs, conduct threat modeling, and guide secure implementation
- Develop and maintain security guardrails, including shared libraries, frameworks, and automated checks used in production systems
- Contribute to programs such as AI security governance and automated secure design reviews
- Improve adoption of secure development patterns by providing clear guidance, documentation, and reusable tools
Benefits
- Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
- Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
- Best-in-class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Lifestyle wallet — a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
- Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
- Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces