Remote Privacy Engineer - Data Protection & Compliance

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 117,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) plan with company contributions

Company-paid life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Minimum 18 days paid time off annually

Well-being programs

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Privacy Engineer to join a team focused on strengthening privacy controls across web and mobile platforms. The role involves shaping privacy workflows, evaluating data collection and usage, and ensuring products comply with legal and privacy requirements.

You will partner with security, product, legal, and other teams to translate complex privacy findings into practical protections, reporting, and governance. Remote work in the United States is supported.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in privacy/security/web engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience with privacy, security, consent, or digital-monitoring platforms.
• Knowledge of web and mobile technologies (JavaScript, cookies, APIs).
• Experience using tools to investigate data flows and analyze incidents.
• Translate legal/privacy requirements into practical technical controls.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical issues to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance online privacy technology platforms and workflows.
• Assess digital elements to identify privacy risks.
• Build comprehensive data maps detailing data collection and usage.
• Analyze platform data to identify trends and control gaps.
• Support incident response by analyzing technical evidence.
• Translate findings into actionable controls and reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed privacy into products.

Skills

Privacy engineering

Web engineering

Security engineering

Data privacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, software engineering, data science, or related field

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Privacy Engineer to join a team focused on strengthening privacy controls across web and mobile platforms. The role involves shaping privacy workflows, evaluating data collection and usage, and ensuring products comply with legal and privacy requirements.

You will partner with security, product, legal, and other teams to translate complex privacy findings into practical protections, reporting, and governance. Remote work in the United States is supported.