Staff Software Engineer

Rakuten Rewards is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Bastion Privacy Engineering team, responsible for building and maintaining systems that protect user data and ensure compliance with global privacy regulations.

Requirements

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable, reliable software for user data privacy and compliance.
• Drive architectural decisions for sensitive data systems, embedding privacy-by-design principles.
• Partner with product, legal, and privacy teams to define technical specifications from regulatory inputs.
• Ensure privacy considerations throughout the SDLC for complex programs.
• Mentor engineers in secure coding, privacy principles, and compliance.
• Identify and remediate performance, scalability, security, and privacy issues.
• Participate in on-call rotations, resolving incidents while maintaining security and privacy standards.
• Champion engineering best practices, including secure code reviews and privacy-focused testing.
• Research and evaluate new privacy-enhancing technologies.
• Lead tooling and processes for automating Data Subject Rights (DSR) requests.
• Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and threat modeling.
• Own end-to-end architecture for privacy-critical services.

Benefits

• Stock options
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• RRSP matching
• Personal Time Off (PTO)
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO)