About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, E-commerce & Consumer Technology.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

This is a Software Engineer role focused on data privacy engineering. You will design, implement, and maintain privacy-first systems and controls that help the Confidential Client meet regulatory and internal privacy requirements.

• Design and build scalable software to enforce data minimization, retention, access controls, and consent processing
• Implement technical controls for privacy (pseudonymization, encryption, audit logging, access management)
• Collaborate with Privacy, Legal, Security, and Product teams to translate policy requirements (e.g., data subject requests, retention rules) into technical solutions
• Build automated monitoring and alerting for privacy risks and data flows
• Review system designs and code for privacy risks; perform threat modeling and risk assessments
• Produce clear documentation, runbooks, and support remediation actions with engineering teams

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field — or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years building backend systems, APIs, or infrastructure in production
• Strong software engineering skills in one or more languages commonly used for backend services (for example: Java, Go, Python)
• Hands-on experience with data storage systems (SQL/NoSQL), distributed systems, and API design
• Familiarity with privacy-related concepts such as data classification, data subject rights, retention, and basic cryptography
• Strong debugging, code-review, and problem-solving skills

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing privacy or security controls in large-scale web or e‑commerce environments
• Familiarity with privacy laws and regulations (e.g., CCPA, CPRA, GDPR) and translating them into technical requirements
• Background with privacy-preserving techniques (pseudonymization, differential privacy, secure computation)
• Experience with observability tooling, logging/auditing pipelines, and data lineage tools
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and communicating technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
• Master’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent advanced technical experience

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Location & Work Authorization

This position is listed for Boardman, OR (United States). Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; please ensure your eligibility before applying. (Careertakes and our client comply with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.)

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Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Opportunity to build foundational privacy systems used across high-traffic consumer services
• Work with cross-functional teams shaping product and compliance strategy
• Challenging technical problems involving scale, reliability, and secure data handling
• Collaborative engineering culture that values code quality and thoughtful design

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.