Senior Security Engineer- Privacy

Want to help us, help others? We’re hiring! 

GoFundMe is a global community of over 100 million people with a common purpose of helping one another. Our mission is to help people help each other by making it safe and easy for people to ask for help and support causes—for themselves, each other, and their communities. Since 2010, GoFundMe has become a trusted global leader in online fundraising, with $17 billion raised from over 200 million donations. Our vision is to become the most helpful place in the world.

Join us! The GoFundMe team is searching for someone who is passionate about privacy, to help further develop and implement our data protection strategy through their technical expertise, ability to work cross functionally and love for a fast-paced environment.

The Job…

• Assist with improving and maintaining of our Privacy By Design programme  
• Respond to privacy incidents, information collection, root cause and remediation 
• Assist with PIAs, DPIAs where necessary, risk analysis and conducting internal audits 
• Work cross functionally with data protection, legal, security and engineering teams to ensure compliance with data protection and privacy requirements
• Guide the development of new privacy products, features and tools
• Identify technical areas of improvement in local practices relative to managing data privacy
• Conduct technical reviews to identify and escalate potential privacy concerns
• Assist in maintaining privacy governance model
• Encryption, anonymization and pseudonymization to protect PII
• Optimize key privacy controls 

You…  

• Tech degree/certification - BS in computer science, computer engineering, related area
• Passion for privacy/data protection
• Analytical and problem solving 
• Communication - ability to clearly communicate complex information cross functionally
• Ability to work autonomously
• Background in secure coding and best practices code auditing
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python
• Experience with AWS and Redshift
• Awareness of data protection regulations and principles 

Why you’ll love it  here...

• Market competitive pay
• Rich healthcare benefits include employer paid premiums for medical/dental/vision (100% for employee only plans and 85% for employee + dependent plans) and employer HSA contributions. 
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Hybrid workplace with fully remote flexibility for many roles
• Monetary support for new hire setup, hybrid work & wellbeing, family planning, and commuting expenses
• A variety of  mental and wellness programs to support employees   
• Generous paid parental leave and family planning stipend
• Supportive time off policies including vacation, sick/mental health days, volunteer days, company holidays, and a floating holiday
• Learning & development and recognition programs
• Gives Back Program where employees can nominate a fundraiser every week for a donation from the company
• Inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging are vital to our priorities and we continue to evolve our strategy to ensure DEI is embedded in all processes and programs at GoFundMe. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team is always finding new ways for our company to uphold and represent the experiences of all of the people in our organization.
• Employee resource groups
• Your work has a real purpose and will help change lives on a global scale.
• You’ll be a part of a fun, supportive team that works hard and celebrates accomplishments together. 
• We live by our core values: consider everything, do the right thing, spread empathy, delight the customer, and give back.
• We are a certified Great Place to Work, are growing fast and have incredible opportunities ahead!

GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to providing diversity, equity, and inclusion training to all employees, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, or military or veteran status.

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