Senior Privacy Engineer

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Lead technical privacy-by-design reviews for new features and major architectural changes
• ▹Help drive compliance with global privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) by translating legal requirements into engineering standards and tooling
• ▹Evaluate and mitigate privacy risks in AI/ML systems, including training data pipelines and model outputs
• ▹Build and operate systems for data rights and privacy-enhancing technologies (data minimization, de-identification)
• ▹Conduct privacy impact assessments and threat modeling for high-risk data processing
• ▹Advocate for privacy-preserving solutions as a trusted technical advisor
• ▹Ensure privacy policies and notices accurately reflect the underlying technology
• ▹Develop customer-facing trust documentation and support privacy incident response
• ▹Design and implement privacy-preserving analytics and measurement systems

Requirements

• ▹6+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years focused on privacy or data protection
• ▹Deep understanding of GDPR, CCPA, and emerging global privacy frameworks
• ▹Proven experience building technical controls for data governance (classification, lineage, retention, deletion) at scale
• ▹Familiarity with privacy risks in ML systems (training data sourcing, model memorization, inference privacy)
• ▹Strong foundation in privacy-by-design principles
• ▹Ability to translate regulatory and legal requirements into engineering specifications
• ▹Experience with cryptographic techniques, anonymization, and de-identification frameworks
• ▹Strong communication and collaboration skills

Soft skills

About the company

Asana's Security team protects Asana's employees, users, and customers, building safeguards to protect data and ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and customer requirements.