The RoleAs a Staff Software Engineer on Ro's Identity and Privacy team, you will build and scale systems that support secure user identity and privacy-first data practices. This includes authentication, user lifecycle management, consent, and data governance-ensuring Ro's technical foundation supports both patient trust and business growth.
You will design, build, and maintain systems that manage customer identity, data preferences, attribution, and event-driven data flows. This work requires strong expertise in distributed systems, event pipelines, and privacy-preserving architectures. You'll work in a highly cross-functional environment, partnering with security, legal, marketing, and data teams to define solutions that balance compliance, security, and high-quality patient experiences.
What You'll Do- Build and maintain privacy-first, distributed data systems and consent management systems that comply with consumer privacy regulations.
- Design and operate high-throughput, event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, streaming systems) for collection, processing, and distribution of first-party data.
- Contribute to authentication and identity systems, including user lifecycle management, access controls, and multi-factor authentication.
- Architect and scale asynchronous data pipelines and event processing systems for real-time and batch use cases.
- Partner with marketing and growth teams to enable privacy-compliant advertising, CRM, and analytics workflows.
- Implement privacy-preserving techniques (e.g., anonymization, tokenization, minimization) and ensure compliant data flows to third-party platforms.
- Collaborate with security and legal teams to enforce data governance, retention, and compliance policies.
What You'll Bring to the Team- 8+ years of software engineering experience (2+ years at Staff or above level) with a focus on distributed systems, data infrastructure, privacy, or security.
- Strong proficiency in Python and experience building scalable, production-grade systems.
- Deep experience with distributed systems, including streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka), event-driven architectures, and asynchronous processing.
- Experience designing and operating data pipelines, eventing systems, and first-party data platforms.
- Familiarity with authentication and identity systems (e.g., OAuth, session management, MFA, user lifecycle management).
- Experience using agentic coding tools to improve development velocity, reduce workflow friction, automate repetitive tasks, and increase system visibility-while maintaining strong engineering judgment and ownership of outcomes.
- Experience in regulated environments and strong ownership in driving complex, cross-functional technical initiatives.
We've Got You Covered- Full medical, dental, and vision insurance + OneMedical membership
- Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible PTO
- Wellbeing + Learning & Growth reimbursements
- Paid parental leave + Fertility benefits
- Pet insurance
- Student loan refinancing
- Virtual resources for mindfulness, counseling, and fitness
The target base salary for this position ranges from $211,700 to $292,000, in addition to a competitive equity and benefits package (as applicable). When determining compensation, we analyze and carefully consider several factors, including location, job-related knowledge, skills and experience. These considerations may cause your compensation to vary.
Ro recognizes the power of in-person collaboration, while supporting the flexibility to work anywhere in the United States. For our Ro'ers in the tri-state (NY) area, you will join us at HQ on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For those outside of the tri-state area, you will be able to join in-person collaborations throughout the year (i.e., during team on-sites).
