Staff Privacy Engineer

September 12

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Reddit, Inc.

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B2C • Media • Social Impact

Reddit, Inc. is a social media platform that acts as a hub for thousands of communities, where users can engage in diverse conversations ranging from breaking news to niche interests. It enables users to post, comment, and vote on content, fostering a vibrant online community. Millions of people globally connect and share their passions on Reddit, creating a dynamic environment for authentic human interaction.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2005

👥 B2C

📱 Media

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Design, build, and implement effective technical solutions that enable privacy and data protection by design and by default • Translate privacy rules and policies into robust, scalable, reusable solutions that protect user privacy while enabling safe, transparent use of data • Deep dive and become an expert in a complex and heterogeneous codebase and cloud infrastructure to find and harden all data stores and microservices that process personal data • Be the technical expert for the product and engineering organization that ensures compliance in data protection, governance, and lifecycle management • Integrate privacy by design into the software development lifecycle including system requirements collection, infrastructure, architecture, design, development, and testing • Develop solutions for data mapping, governance, classification, and protection • Leverage knowledge of probability and statistics to build solutions that protect user privacy and mitigate re-identification risk to enable compliant and safe use of user data for analytics, machine learning, and product development

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information systems, or a similar STEM field or equivalent experience • 8+ years of hands-on experience in working with engineering organizations who can do code review, understand the architecture and micro services • Deep knowledge of large scale cloud analytics and storage technologies and SDLC best practices • Comfortable navigating unfamiliar tech stacks and working with new languages and technologies • Experience in conducting data privacy compliance reviews and audits • Experience with data privacy requirements stemming from regulatory and legislative mandates including CCPA, GDPR, and state data breach notification laws • Ability to analyze and assess data privacy control capabilities and provide remediation recommendations • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment • Ability to learn and research new technologies and standards rapidly, assess them for privacy exposures, and drive changes to enhance privacy • Strong interpersonal, consultative, consensus builder, and issue resolution skills • Proven verbal and written communication skills • Have the ability to develop Privacy Awareness and communications at all levels within Reddit. • Ability to review, analyze and organize documentary and factual evidence

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs • 401k Match • Family Planning Support • Gender-Affirming Care • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits • Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days off • Generous paid Parental Leave • Paid Volunteer time off