Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Join us in building the future of finance.

Our mission is to democratize finance for all. An estimated $124 trillion of assets will be inherited by younger generations in the next two decades. The largest transfer of wealth in human history. If you’re ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading.

About the team + role

We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards.

The Offensive Security team is critical to strengthening Robinhood’s defenses by proactively identifying, exploiting, and resolving potential vulnerabilities before adversaries can act. As part of this mission, the Red Team leverages Adversarial Simulations to emulate real-world attacker behavior, validate our detection capabilities, and improve incident response.

As an Offensive Security Engineer, you’ll lead complex red team engagements, simulate real-world threats, and collaborate with key stakeholders to reduce risk across Robinhood’s systems, products, and properties.

This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA office, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.

What you'll do

• 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

What you bring

• 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

Bonus points

• Experience in the Financial Technology domain.

• Experience serving as a technical lead or mentoring teammates

What we offer

• Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career

• Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching

• Best in class benefits to fuel your work, including 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

In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits.

Base pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected base pay range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.

Base Pay Range:

Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC)
$187,000—$220,000 USD

Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL)
$165,000—$194,000 USD

Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL)
$146,000—$172,000 USD

Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards, which vary by region and entity.

If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.

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