Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Robinhood is committed to democratizing finance for all and is seeking a Senior Offensive Security Engineer to strengthen its defenses against potential vulnerabilities. In this role, you will lead red team engagements, simulate real-world threats, and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance security across the company's systems and products.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute red team and Adversarial Simulation exercises to test detection, response, and organizational readiness
• Perform advanced threat modeling on new and critical services, articulating risk clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Conduct penetration testing across infrastructure, applications, networks, and physical environments
• Collaborate with Detection & Response and Physical Security teams to design and conduct realistic attacker emulations
• Build tools and automation to improve red team assessments and reporting capabilities
• Research the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to inform red team and simulation scenarios
• Contribute to the security community through blog posts, public talks, or open-source tools

Skills

• 5+ years of professional experience in red teaming or offensive security roles
• Demonstrated ability to communicate security risks effectively across multiple audiences, from engineers to executives
• Strong programming skills in at least one language (e.g., Python, Go, JavaScript)
• Deep familiarity with security concepts across MacOS, Linux, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), CI/CD, and container orchestration systems (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Experience with detection evasion, vulnerability research, and exploit development
• Ability to plan and execute long-term, stealthy red team campaigns in black-box environments
• Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and other industry frameworks
• Commitment to fixing—not just finding—security issues
• Experience in the Financial Technology domain
• Experience serving as a technical lead or mentoring teammates

Benefits

• Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
• 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
• Lifestyle wallet – a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
• Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
• Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
• Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces

Company Overview

• Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell stocks, options, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies with zero commission. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.robinhood.com.