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Senior Security Engineer, Detection & Response

Robinhood

Location

Bellevue, WA, Denver, CO, Menlo Park, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/22/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.1% approval-30% YoY
✓ Established sponsor

Job description

As a Senior Security Engineer on the Detection & Response team at Robinhood, you will lead incident response strategies and develop detection engineering frameworks to safeguard the platform and its customers. The Security Operations team focuses on proactively monitoring and responding to security threats while leveraging advanced technologies like AI. This high-impact role requires collaboration with various departments to enhance security measures and ensure operational readiness. You will be part of a fast-paced, high-performing team dedicated to making a significant impact in the finance sector.

Requirements

  • 5+ 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.

Responsibilities

  • Command security incident response workstreams with decisive leadership.
  • Build, tune, and maintain the global detection catalog across cloud and Kubernetes environments.
  • Architect the Autonomic Security Operations roadmap integrating AI agents and automated issue discovery.
  • Read and reason through complex, multi-language codebases to identify security vulnerabilities.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to maintain real-time operational readiness.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Robinhood Markets Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

16

FY2026

Approval rate

98.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

1,043

FY2026

Entry-level share

50.8%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-30%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

+89%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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