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Senior Staff Security Engineer, Security Operations

Robinhood· Security Division
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Hybrid (Menlo Park, CA; Bellevue, WA; New York, NY)$247k - $290kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior Staff Security Engineer leading AI-driven Security Operations, combining offensive and defensive security with cutting-edge AI tooling to build dynamic, intelligent defense systems at Robinhood.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the Security Operations AI Tech Lead for Robinhood's offensive and defensive security functions — Owning the technical creation and execution of Robinhood’s Security OperationsAI roadmap for defensive and offensive operations
  • Lead offensive security research— applying deep red team, penetration testing, and application security expertise to proactively identify and close critical attack surfaces before adversaries find them
  • Architect and build next-generation defensive capabilities that go beyond static detection — designing intelligent systems that actively engage, deceive, and track sophisticated threat actors including AI-powered attackers
  • Drive Robinhood's AI-forward security strategy — not just using AI as a productivity tool, but as a core architectural component of how we build a synthetic workforce to scale against agentic and automated adversaries
  • Identify emerging threat actor motivations and attack patterns especially in the AI space, translating intelligence into proactive defensive architectures that stay ahead of the threat curve
  • Set technical standards and mentor security engineers within Security Operations, elevating the overall capability of the org

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of security engineering experience with demonstrated depth across both offensive security (red team, penetration testing, application security, vulnerability management) and defensive security (incident response, detection engineering, threat intelligence)
  • Demonstrate impact by innovating with AI in Security Operations — You’ve moved orgs well beyond the chatbot experience and implemented measurable success in uplifting Security Operations with AI.
  • Proven track record of technical leadership at the Senior Staff, Principal, or Distinguished level — you've set org-wide or company-wide security direction, not just executed within a team
  • Deep expertise in application security — you understand how modern software is built and where it breaks, and you can operate equally well as a security engineer and a software engineer
  • Strong background in threat detection and security operations — you understand how attackers operate and how to build systems that catch them faster
  • A genuine, informed point of view on AI in the security domain — you're not using AI to write scripts, you're thinking about how AI fundamentally changes both the attack surface and the defensive toolkit
  • Proficiency with cloud infrastructure security (AWS preferred), telemetry and observability tooling, and the technical underpinnings of large-scale detection pipelines
  • Exceptional technical communication skills — you can write, brief, and influence at the executive level as well as go deep with engineers on implementation details
  • Security certifications (OSCP, GREM, GXPN, or equivalent) are a plus — but demonstrated capability will always outweigh paper credentials here

Skills

Required:Security engineeringAI in securityApplication securityThreat detectionCloud security (AWS)Technical communication
Nice to have:Telemetry/Observability

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.
  • Top Tier benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents.
  • Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund that gives eligible US employees the opportunity to invest in a private employee fund that provides exposure to Robinhood Ventures funds.
  • Access to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee, technical or not.
  • 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.
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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