Privacy Engineering Lead

The role

You will build the privacy and AI governance function from scratch. You will set technical direction for data and permissions across platforms, models, and agents while hiring and growing an engineering team.

What you will do

• Build policy foundations for data handling and AI in partnership with Legal.
• Own data discovery, classification, and permissions mapping.
• Design and operate governance controls across products, data platforms, models, and agents.
• Lead verified user rights operations including access, correction, deletion, and consent management.
• Hire and grow a dedicated privacy engineering team.
• Integrate responsible data handling into new model and feature development.

Required qualifications

• 8-10 years hands-on software engineering experience.
• Deep experience in privacy engineering or data governance.
• Working familiarity with regulatory frameworks like GDPR and CCPA.
• Experience as an engineering manager who has maintained real technical depth, or as a Staff+ engineer ready to grow into people management.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/ML governance, model evaluation pipelines, or generative AI systems.
• Background at a consumer tech company at scale, or one with a significant European user base.
• Prior experience as an early or founding privacy/governance hire at a growing company.

Benefits

• Company Equity Package
• 401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)
• 11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
• 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Creative Education Stipend
• Generous Commuter Allowance
• In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)

Before you apply

• Applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

About the company

Suno is the fastest growing consumer entertainment company and the leader in AI music. They are building a creative entertainment platform where users can make music.