Senior Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering

DiscordAmsterdamHybridFull-time4 weeks ago

Discord is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering in Amsterdam to embed privacy into products and operations. The role requires 4+ years in technical privacy or data protection, fluency in GDPR, and experience automating privacy compliance with tools like Python and AI tooling. This is a hybrid full-time position with a base salary of €94,000 to €117,000 plus equity and benefits.

What you'll do

Partner with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Product, Data, and Legal to conduct privacy impact assessments, code and architecture reviews, and ensure compliance with Discord's Privacy Principles and regulatory requirements.
Develop actionable data privacy policies in order to drive the creation and monitoring of controls that ensure adherence, grounding Discord's privacy posture in industry frameworks.
Design privacy-preserving product solutions, act as a privacy subject matter expert across teams, and identify new opportunities to promote our privacy posture.
Lead privacy impact analysis on production incidents and conduct technical validation on remediations and external responses.
Shape and contribute to our central privacy systems: From evidencing automation to data subject rights fulfillment, you will use your technical skills, privacy expertise, and AI tooling chops to scale the team's work.

What you need

Must-have

Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)Data classification and discoveryData subject rights systemsGDPRCPRA/CPPAEU AI ActDPIARoPA

Nice-to-have

OneTrustBigIDTrustArcAI governanceISO 27701ISO 27001NIST Privacy Framework

Soft skills

Written communicationInfluenceCross-functional collaboration

Privacy EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentSeniorGDPRPythonAIHybridAmsterdam

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