Superhuman

Privacy Engineer

Superhuman$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Good understanding of data privacy concepts.
  • Familiarity with industry privacy concerns like consent and GDPR regulations.
  • Ability to review system designs for privacy policy adherence.
  • Understanding of computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures.
  • Excellent communication and active listening skills.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
  • Experience working in cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to write clear and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement privacy-related features and architectures.
  • Translate privacy requirements into actionable roadmaps for stakeholders.
  • Make risk-informed decisions to protect customer data.
  • Analyze designs for privacy issues and recommend optimizations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape long-term privacy strategy.

Benefits

  • Excellent health care including medical, dental, vision, and mental health.
  • Disability and life insurance options available.
  • 401(k) and RRSP matching contributions.
  • Paid parental leave for new parents.
  • 20 days of paid time off, plus holidays and flexible sick time.
  • Generous stipends for caregiving, pet care, and wellness.
  • Annual professional development budget and opportunities.
Full Job Description
Superhuman offers a dynamic hybrid working model for this role. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that helps foster trust, innovation, and a strong team culture.

The Opportunity

To achieve our ambitious goals, we're looking for a Privacy Engineer to join our team. Our commitment to user trust is unwavering, and this new team member will play a crucial role in maintaining the trust of millions of users who rely on our products. You will work alongside our collaborative partners to identify and implement high-impact projects to ensure we have a solid privacy posture.

As a Privacy Engineer at Superhuman, you will:
  • Design and implement privacy-related features and architectures that ensure user privacy is preserved in product development across Superhuman's product ecosystem.
  • Build bridges between technical and non-technical teams by translating privacy requirements into actionable roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
  • Make risk-informed decisions that safeguard customer data while enabling Superhuman to move fast.
  • Review and analyze designs of systems and product features for privacy issues and optimizations.
  • Help shape the long-term privacy strategy, collaborating with Trust Engineering, Legal, Product, and other cross-functional partners.


Qualifications
  • Has a good understanding of general concepts around data privacy.
  • Is familiar with privacy concerns that apply in an industry setting, including consent, deletion, and retention, and a basic understanding of regulations such as GDPR.
  • Can review system designs and product feature specs for deviations from our privacy policies and suboptimal privacy choices.
  • Has a good grasp of CS fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures.
  • Is a great communicator and active listener.
  • Has strong analytical, diagnostics, and troubleshooting skills.
  • Has a proven ability to work in a multi-team environment and cross-functional setup.
  • Can write correct, concise, readable, and extendable code.


Compensation and Benefits

Superhuman offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing the following and more:
  • Excellent health care (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits)
  • Disability and life insurance options
  • 401(k) and RRSP matching
  • Paid parental leave
  • 20 days of paid time off per year, 12 days of paid holidays per year, two floating holidays per year, and flexible sick time
  • Generous stipends (including those for caregiving, pet care, wellness, your home office, and more)
  • Annual professional development budget and opportunities

Superhuman takes a market-based approach to compensation, which means base pay may vary depending on your location. Our US locations are categorized into two compensation zones based on proximity to our hub locations.

Base pay may vary considerably depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The expected salary ranges for this position are outlined by compensation zone and may be modified in the future.

We encourage you to apply

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