Discord · 21 hours ago
Senior Privacy Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$196K/yr - $220K/yr
3+ years expDiscord is a platform used by over 200 million people monthly, primarily for gaming. They are seeking a Senior Privacy Engineer to build and operate systems that ensure user data rights, advocate for privacy solutions, and lead privacy incident response efforts.
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Responsibilities
Build and operate the systems that enable data rights for our users across the data lifecycle, including collection, access, and deletion
Own end to end software development of new tools and scalable solutions to optimize the work of the Discord Privacy Program and enable teams to use user data effectively and responsibly in a complex cloud environment
Partner with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Product, Data, and Legal to conduct risk assessments, code reviews, and ensure compliance with Discord’s Privacy Principles and regulatory requirements
Advocate for privacy-preserving solutions, act as a privacy subject matter expert across teams, and identify new opportunities to promote our privacy posture
Lead Privacy incident response efforts, including mitigating situations that may pose a risk to our Privacy Principles and providing assistance in incident response efforts outside of the privacy domain
Qualification
Required
A passion for user privacy and data protection
3+ years of work experience in Privacy or Security engineering or building production systems that meet legal requirements
3+ years of experience in at least one general purpose programming language (e.g. Python, Rust, Typescript)
3+ years of experience working in cloud-based environments (we use Google Cloud)
Experience with concepts and practices such as threat modeling, data lifecycle management, and data classification
Familiarity with privacy concerns that apply in an industry setting, including consent, deletion, and retention, and a basic understanding of regulations such as GDPR or CCPA
Experience with conducting reviews of system architecture and product feature specs and driving mitigations of data protection risk, deviations from privacy policies, and privacy dark patterns
Preferred
Experience developing, operating, and debugging distributed systems
Experience with modern data platform infrastructure
Experience integrating internal systems with privacy and risk management platforms
Benefits
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Company
Discord
Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$995.41MKey Investors
Flat CapitalDragoneer Investment GroupSony Interactive Entertainment
2024-03-01Secondary Market
2022-11-22Series I
2022-03-12Secondary Market· $10.86M
Leadership Team
Mike Polner
VP, Global Head of Marketing
Bob Bahramipour
Head of Ecosystem Partnerships
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