Staff Software Engineer — Identity & Privacy Platform

Ro; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 211,700 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO

Paid parental leave

Pet insurance

Virtual resources for mindfulness, counseling, and fitness

Job summary

Ro is hiring a Staff Software Engineer in New York to support its Identity and Privacy team. You will build and scale systems for secure user identity, focusing on data privacy, authentication, and compliance. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of software engineering experience, strong skills in Python, and experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures. This role offers comprehensive benefits including full medical coverage, a 401(k) plan, and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years at Staff level or above.
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience with scalable systems.
• Deep experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain privacy-first data systems and consent management systems.
• Design and operate high-throughput event-driven architectures.
• Contribute to authentication and identity systems.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

Data infrastructure

Privacy

Security

Streaming platforms (Kafka)

Event-driven architectures

Authentication systems (OAuth, MFA)

Job description

Ro is hiring a Staff Software Engineer in New York to support its Identity and Privacy team. You will build and scale systems for secure user identity, focusing on data privacy, authentication, and compliance. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of software engineering experience, strong skills in Python, and experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures. This role offers comprehensive benefits including full medical coverage, a 401(k) plan, and flexible PTO.