Sr. Principal Research Engineer (Privacy Engineering)

Quick Facts

Sr. Principal Research Engineer role focused on Privacy Engineering—owning and evolving a Privacy by Design framework and privacy governance across the product development lifecycle.

Description

You will own and evolve the Privacy by Design framework and ensure privacy requirements are integrated into every stage of the product development lifecycle. The role drives continuous improvement and automation of privacy threshold assessments, DPIAs, privacy assessments, privacy requirements engineering, and privacy review governance. You will also act as a principal technical advisor to help engineering teams embed privacy controls early and at scale.

Responsibilities

• Automate and scale privacy management operations, including DPIAs, RoPA, DSR, privacy assessments, consent management, retention controls, and evidence collection.

• End-to-end evolve and operate the Privacy by Design framework, including privacy threshold assessments, DPIA methodology, privacy requirements engineering, and privacy review governance.

• Drive automation and continuous improvement of end-to-end DSR processes (data discovery, fulfillment, auditability, and operational metrics).

• Develop privacy risk-estimation scanners across data and code (including detection of direct and indirect identifiers) and create telemetry, dashboards, and KPIs to measure effectiveness and residual risk.

• Provide technical privacy advisory support to Product, Engineering, Architecture, and Security by defining engineering patterns, reference architectures, and technical standards for privacy controls.

• Collaborate across Product, Engineering, Security, Legal, and Privacy teams to promote privacy-by-design practices and support adoption of scalable privacy engineering solutions.

Benefits

• Opportunity to tackle meaningful, challenging problems and stay current with technology trends.
• Real-world impact shaping mobility and technology.
• Regular feedback and a collaborative, supportive environment.
• Competitive salary plus bonus.
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working environment.
• Medical coverage for you and your family.
• Eligible for Poland’s Creative Tax Incentive scheme (KUP); B2B contract option available (benefits/bonus/KUP do not apply in this case).