Senior App Security Engineer: Secure Dev Lifecycle at Scale

Robinhood; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Flexible benefits wallet

Company holidays

Job summary

Robinhood is seeking a Senior Security Engineer in Application Security to design and implement security guardrails, review designs, and embed security into development across Robinhood's products. This role is based in Bellevue, WA and Menlo Park, CA with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

You will partner with product and engineering teams to review designs, contribute to threat models, and guide secure implementation while building scalable security solutions in Python or

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in application security, product security, software security, or a related field.
• Experience identifying and addressing security risks earlier in the software development lifecycle.
• Experience building production‑grade systems in Python, Go, or a comparable programming language.
• Comfortable partnering with engineering teams to review designs, explain risks, and recommend practical mitigations.

Responsibilities

• Design and build security guardrails, including shared libraries, frameworks, and automated checks used in production systems.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to review system designs, conduct threat modeling, and guide secure implementation.
• Develop and maintain security guardrails and automated checks to improve secure development adoption.
• 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.

Skills

Application security

Threat modeling

Python

Go

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Python

Go

Job description

Robinhood is seeking a Senior Security Engineer in Application Security to design and implement security guardrails, review designs, and embed security into development across Robinhood's products. This role is based in Bellevue, WA and Menlo Park, CA with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

You will partner with product and engineering teams to review designs, contribute to threat models, and guide secure implementation while building scalable security solutions in Python or