OneTrust unlocks the full potential of data and AI, securely and responsibly. Our platform enforces the secure handling of company data, empowering organizations to drive innovation responsibly while mitigating risks. With a comprehensive suite of solutions spanning data and AI security, privacy, governance, risk, ethics, and compliance, OneTrust enables seamless collaboration between data teams and risk teams to enable rapid and trusted innovation. Recognized as the market leader in trust, OneTrust boasts over 300 patents and serves more than 14,000 customers globally, ranging from industry giants to small businesses.

Why is this a critical role at OneTrust?  

What is the challenge / type of challenges someone in this role will have the opportunity to take on?  What impact does someone in this role have the opportunity to make within the company, for our customers and on a larger scale in the evolution of privacy and trust? 

• As a Principal Engineer, your job is to solve larger problems and translate somewhat vague problems into a set of actionable items. 
• You will need to understand the problem, the business impact and see how it can be improved. It might require you to design new services, change existing services 

Primary Responsibilities 

What are the primary responsibilities and expected results needed to effectively address the challenge(s) and/or deliver on the business objective(s) above?  How do you define success in this role?  We recommend providing 3-5 OKRs.  

• Has mastered development best practices. Understands the limits of our tools and when a problem that exceeds those limits deserves the effort of producing a new tool.  

• Understands the scope and relationships of large features and production stack for their area. Has subject matter expertise on multiple components.  

• Collaboration with UX team on mocks and provide timely feedback. 

• Has a strong understanding of all modules/services relevant to own areas of expertise. 

• Performs expert programming tasks. Handles large-scale technical debt and refactoring. Shapes coding methodologies and best practices.  

• Participates in code reviews and can sign-off on large features. Can sign off on test plans.  
• Given a large, poorly understood problem, can explore the solution space (possibly with numerous POCs) to determine correct course of action. Participates in and supports initiatives outside of main area of responsibility. Provides technical leadership for projects including 1–2 individuals. 

What does this person do each day/each week? 

Describe a true to life day in the life for someone in this role.  What do they do and how do they do it?  Goal is to paint a real, genuine picture so candidates can see themselves in the role. 

• Designing, coding, and debugging software. 
• Improving the performance of existing software. 
• Providing training to other engineers. 
• Maintaining and upgrading existing software. 
• Recommending new technologies that can help increase productivity. 
• Collaboration with UX and providing feedbacks on UX mocks. 
• Supervising and overseeing the technical aspects of projects. 
• Investigating software-related complaints and making necessary adjustments to ensure optimal software performance. 
• Regularly attending team meetings to discuss projects, brainstorm ideas, and put forward solutions to any issues. 

Job Requirements 

The Right Hire  

What success factors will determine if a person is a Top, Average or Under Performer in this role?  Consider the combination of experience, hard skills, soft skills, intangible characteristics, behaviors / approach to work and motivators needed to hit these objectives and key results and ultimately be successful at OneTrust long term. 

• High technical and/or technological competence 
• Understand and explain the big picture. 
• Effective communication & coaching skills  
• Proactive, flexible, result-driven, with a “can do” attitude. 

Hard Requirements  

List any true, non-negotiable job requirements for the role including but not limited to degree, certifications, hard skills, proficiency level and proven experience.  Limit to only what is necessary to perform in the role.  Required skills must include years of experience or proficiency level. Keep in mind, a candidate must meet all requirements to be considered.  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field  
• 7-10 years of experience developing Angular or equivalent, enterprise applications along with a strong understanding of architecture and data management. 
• Experience with UI scripting languages including: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, Node/NPM, Git. 
• Experience using an MVC framework (AngularJS v12+) 
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment, and able to adapt effectively and quickly to a rapidly changing environment. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Experience or comfort working in a startup environment. 
• Team player 
• Recognized as subject matter expert and advanced individual contributor professional. 

Extra Impressive  

List any additional preferred qualifications, hard skills, work experience, certifications, proficiency level.  Candidate will not be required to have everything below to be considered, but this list will differentiate between a good and a great candidate.  

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical or business field 
• RxJS, Micro-Frontend, SCRUM 

For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington-based candidates: the annual base pay range for this role is listed below. Within this range, individual pay is determined by several factors, including location, job-related skills, work experience, and relevant education and/or training. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, equity, and/or commissions, as well as benefits.

OneTrust embraces a hybrid working model. Our Working@ OneTrust initiative is our way of clarifying where we hire, how we work together, and where we’re located in that hybrid model.  

The underlying “why” for Working@ is that we are intentional about the culture that we want to create together. That includes bringing teams together, in-person, throughout the year to collaborate, build connections, learn from each other, and celebrate our wins toFinish Stronger.  

We are committed to a flexible approach informed by a set of guiding principles. You’ll see that reflected in our worker designations: “Office-flex” and “Location-flex”.

• Office-flex: Like a traditional hybrid model, OneTrust “Office-flex” employees may be asked to work in an office periodically if they are within a commutable distance to a OneTrust office. This includes coming into the office for our Company Kickoff, Company All Hands, and other larger company events. Beyond that, we give our leaders and teams the flexibility to set additional guidelines based on the nature of your role.  
• Location-flex: Similar to other companies’ remote policies, for OneTrust “Location-flex" roles, you will primarily work from your home office location. However, you may be required to travel to our OneTrust offices or customer sites periodically based on the nature of your role.

Each role may have specific requirements, so we encourage you to verify the location of the role with your recruiter during your first interview.

As an employee at OneTrust, you will be part of the OneTeam. That means you’ll receive support physically, mentally, and emotionally so that you can do your best work both in and out of the office. This includes comprehensive healthcare coverage, flexible PTO, equity stock options, annual performance bonus opportunities, retirement account support, 14+ weeks of paid parental leave, career development opportunities, company-paid privacy certification exam fees, and much more. Specific benefits differ by country. For more information, talk to your recruiter or visit onetrust.com/careers.

Check out the following to learn more about OneTrust and its people: 

• OneTrust Careers on YouTube
• @LifeatOneTrust on Instagram

You have the right to have your personal data updated or removed. You also have the right to have a copy of the information OneTrust holds about you. Further details about these rights are available on the website in our Privacy Overview. You can change your mind at any time and have your personal data removed from our database. In order to do this you must contact us and let us know you wish to be removed. The request should be made on the Data Subject Request Form.

Recruitment fraud warning: OneTrust is aware of scams involving false offers of employment with our company. The fraudulent jobs, interviews and job offers use fake websites, email addresses, group chat and text messages. Be aware that we never ask candidates for personal information, IDs or bank information during the interview process. We do not interview prospective candidates via instant message or group chat, and do not require candidates to purchase products or services, or process payments on our behalf as a condition of any employment offer. Please note that any legitimate interview availability requests will come directly from a OneTrust recruiter with an "@onetrust.com" email address. You may also receive legitimate emails from "@us.greenhouse-mail.io". Recruiters will only reach out to candidates who have applied for a role through our ATS (Greenhouse) or prospects via LinkedIn InMail. Job offers will come from a recruiter and may have a "@docusign.net" email address. For more information or if you have been targeted please reach out to askrecruiting@onetrust.com.

When you join OneTrust you are stepping onto a launching pad — the countdown has begun. The destination? A career without boundaries working alongside a diverse and inclusive crew who is passionate about doing meaningful work. As a pioneer, your voice and expertise will help chart the direction of an entirely new industry — Trust. Our commitment to putting people first starts with you. Your growth is part of the mission. Our goal is to give you the power to embark on the next phase of your uniquely, unique career 

OneTrust provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.