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Software Engineer - Privacy & Compliance

San Francisco💼 Full-time🗓 2025-10-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Architect and build backend systems to enforce data privacy, automate compliance, and embed privacy-by-design into data and access layers.

Role type

Senior IC backend software engineer (privacy & compliance)

Builds

Distributed authorization services, identity-aware enforcement mechanisms, and policy-driven data access controls.

Domain

AI infrastructure, data governance, and regulatory compliance

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

backend system design, distributed authorization, RBAC/ACL systems, encryption-based access control, policy engine implementation, global privacy regulations knowledge, API design, observability

Preferred skills

cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), security engineering, control-plane systems, metadata-driven enforcement, ML infrastructure

Technologies

Python, Go, Rust, C++, Java, Azure, AWS, GCP

Responsibilities

Design and operate backend services for policy-driven data access and lifecycle controls; Develop distributed authorization and identity-aware enforcement mechanisms; Implement auditability and enforcement observability; Partner with Security, Legal, and Compliance to convert requirements into technical designs; Harden data platforms with schema-level controls; Collaborate with infrastructure teams for consistent enforcement.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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