Senior Staff Security Engineer, Security Operations
Bellevue, WA · Menlo Park · New York, NY · USD 247,000-290,000 · 12+ years experience · Posted Oct 6, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 12+ years experience
- Location
- Bellevue, WA · Menlo Park · New York, NY
- Salary
- USD 247,000-290,000 · Base salary
About the role
- As a Senior Staff Security Engineer, Security Operations, you will operate at the intersection of operational security tradecraft and cutting-edge AI-driven defense.
- This is a 0→1 technical leadership role for someone who doesn't just follow the security playbook, but looks to rewrite it.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Security Operations AI Tech Lead for Robinhood's offensive and defensive security functions — Owning the technical creation and execution of Robinhood’s Security Operations AI roadmap for defensive and offensive operations
- Lead offensive security research— applying deep red team, penetration testing, and application security expertise to proactively identify and close critical attack surfaces before adversaries find them
- Architect and build next-generation defensive capabilities that go beyond static detection — designing intelligent systems that actively engage, deceive, and track sophisticated threat actors including AI-powered attackers
- Drive Robinhood's AI-forward security strategy — not just using AI as a productivity tool, but as a core architectural component of how we build a synthetic workforce to scale against agentic and automated adversaries
- Identify emerging threat actor motivations and attack patterns especially in the AI space, translating intelligence into proactive defensive architectures that stay ahead of the threat curve
- Set technical standards and mentor security engineers within Security Operations, elevating the overall capability of the org
Requirements
- 12+ years of security engineering experience with demonstrated depth across both offensive security (red team, penetration testing, application security, vulnerability management) and defensive security (incident response, detection engineering, threat intelligence)
- Demonstrate impact by innovating with AI in Security Operations — You’ve moved orgs well beyond the chatbot experience and implemented measurable success in uplifting Security Operations with AI.
- Proven track record of technical leadership at the Senior Staff, Principal, or Distinguished level — you've set org-wide or company-wide security direction, not just executed within a team
- Deep expertise in application security — you understand how modern software is built and where it breaks, and you can operate equally well as a security engineer and a software engineer
- Strong background in threat detection and security operations — you understand how attackers operate and how to build systems that catch them faster
- A genuine, informed point of view on AI in the security domain — you're not using AI to write scripts, you're thinking about how AI fundamentally changes both the attack surface and the defensive toolkit
- Proficiency with cloud infrastructure security (AWS preferred), telemetry and observability tooling, and the technical underpinnings of large-scale detection pipelines
- Exceptional technical communication skills — you can write, brief, and influence at the executive level as well as go deep with engineers on implementation details
Preferred qualifications
- Security certifications (OSCP, GREM, GXPN, or equivalent) are a plus — but demonstrated capability will always outweigh paper credentials here
Benefits
- Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
- 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund
- Access to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee, technical or not
- Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
- Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
- Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces
Workplace
- In-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.
- Based in Menlo Park, New York City, or Bellevue office.
Skills
- AWS
- Red Team
- Penetration Testing
- Application Security
- Vulnerability Management
- Incident Response
- Detection Engineering
- Threat Intelligence
- AI
- Cloud Infrastructure Security
- Telemetry And Observability Tooling
