Senior Software Engineer (Privacy Engineering)

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands area; candidates must reside there or be willing to relocate and attend the office 1–2 days a week.

Salary: €94,000–€117,000 annual base salary, plus equity and benefits.

Company

Discord is a multiplayer social platform that helps people connect around games, shared interests, and communities.

What you will do

• Partner with Engineering, Product, Data, and Legal on privacy impact assessments, code reviews, architecture reviews, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop privacy policies and controls based on industry frameworks and monitor adherence.
• Design privacy-preserving product solutions and advise teams as a privacy subject matter expert.
• Lead privacy impact analysis for production incidents and technically validate remediations and external responses.
• Build and improve central privacy systems, including evidence automation and data subject rights fulfillment workflows.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in a technical privacy or data protection role.
• Working fluency with GDPR and awareness of CPRA/CPPA, the EU AI Act, and broader privacy compliance requirements.
• Experience automating privacy compliance, including DPIAs, data maps, records of processing, and vendor or processor risk assessments.
• Ability to automate evidence collection and workflows using Python and AI tooling, and evaluate privacy risks in system and data architectures.
• Strong written communication and ability to influence Engineering, Product, and Legal stakeholders.
• Fluent English required; occasional virtual meetings with employees in US time zones may be necessary.

Nice to have

• Experience leading privacy incident response and regulator engagement.
• Familiarity with OneTrust, BigID, TrustArc, or similar privacy tools.
• Experience with AI governance, the EU AI Act, or privacy and security control frameworks such as ISO 27701, ISO 27001, or NIST Privacy Framework.
• Experience working across EU and US time zones.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with regular office attendance in Amsterdam.
• Equity and benefits in addition to the base salary.
• Work on privacy and security initiatives for a platform serving millions of daily active users.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the interview process.