The Staff Security Engineer (IC6) role on the Detection & Response team at Robinhood focuses on driving incident response strategies and building detection engineering frameworks. This position is part of the Security Operations team, which safeguards the platform and customers by monitoring and responding to security threats. The role requires collaboration with various cross-functional partners to enhance security measures and leverage AI-driven automation. Candidates should be prepared for a high-impact environment that demands technical excellence and leadership.

• 8+ years of experience in Detection & Response, Incident Response, or Security Operations.
• Demonstrated success leading complex incident responses under pressure with clear communication.
• Advanced technical experience securing cloud environments with a focus on Kubernetes.
• Ability to fluently read, analyze, and reason through code across multiple programming languages.
• Track record of designing, tuning, and operating scalable detection engineering pipelines and SOAR playbooks.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing agentic AI workflows for security operations.
• Ability to thrive in high-growth, fast-paced environments with evolving threat landscapes.

• Command security incident response workstreams with decisive leadership.
• Build, tune, and maintain a global detection catalog across cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Architect the Autonomic Security Operations (ASO) roadmap, integrating AI agents.
• Read and reason through complex, multi-language codebases to identify security vulnerabilities.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence by mentoring engineers.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to maintain real-time operational readiness.