Privacy & Compliance
Personal data, regulations, audits and licenses.
Backend Engineer track
Junior
Write correct code, ship small changes safely, ask good questions.
- PIIPersonally identifiable information that needs special care.
Mid-level
Own a feature end to end without hand-holding.
- CopyleftLicenses that require derivative work to stay open source.
- Data MinimizationCollecting only the data you actually need.
- GDPRThe EU regulation on personal data: consent, access and deletion rights.
- Open Source LicensesMIT, Apache, GPL, and what each one lets you do.
Senior
Own a system, its failure modes, and its trade-offs.
- Anonymization vs PseudonymizationIrreversibly vs reversibly removing identity from data.
- CCPACalifornia's consumer privacy law.
- Data RetentionHow long to keep data, and when to delete it.
- HIPAAUS rules for protecting health information.
- PCI DSSRules for handling payment card data.
- Privacy by DesignBuilding privacy in from the start.
- Right to ErasureDeleting a user's data on request, across every system.
Staff
Shape how many teams build, across systems.
- Compliance as CodeAutomated checks that systems meet policies.
- Data ResidencyRequirements that data stays within certain countries.
- SOC 2An audit of how a company protects customer data.
Principal
Set technical direction for the organization.
Nothing here yet.
Data Analyst track
Junior
Write correct SQL, build trusted dashboards, ask good questions.
Nothing here yet.
Mid-level
Own an analysis end to end, from vague question to recommendation.
- Anonymization vs PseudonymizationIrreversibly vs reversibly removing identity from data.
- Data RetentionHow long to keep data, and when to delete it.
- PIIPersonally identifiable information that needs special care.
Senior
Own experimentation and metrics design; call out bad numbers.
- Data MinimizationCollecting only the data you actually need.
- Data ResidencyRequirements that data stays within certain countries.
- GDPRThe EU regulation on personal data: consent, access and deletion rights.
Staff
Shape how the organization measures and decides.
Nothing here yet.
Principal
Set measurement strategy across the company.
Nothing here yet.
Data Engineer track
Junior
Build and fix pipelines from clear specs; write correct SQL.
- PIIPersonally identifiable information that needs special care.
Mid-level
Own pipelines and models end to end, including their quality.
Core: start here
- Data RetentionHow long to keep data, and when to delete it.
5 more mid-level concepts
- Anonymization vs PseudonymizationIrreversibly vs reversibly removing identity from data.
- CopyleftLicenses that require derivative work to stay open source.
- Data MinimizationCollecting only the data you actually need.
- GDPRThe EU regulation on personal data: consent, access and deletion rights.
- Open Source LicensesMIT, Apache, GPL, and what each one lets you do.
Senior
Design the platform's storage, processing and modeling choices.
- CCPACalifornia's consumer privacy law.
- HIPAAUS rules for protecting health information.
- PCI DSSRules for handling payment card data.
- Privacy by DesignBuilding privacy in from the start.
- Right to ErasureDeleting a user's data on request, across every system.
Staff
Shape how the whole organization produces and uses data.
- Compliance as CodeAutomated checks that systems meet policies.
- Data ResidencyRequirements that data stays within certain countries.
- SOC 2An audit of how a company protects customer data.
Principal
Set data strategy and architecture across the company.
Nothing here yet.
Frontend Engineer track
Junior
Build UI that works, ship small changes safely, ask good questions.
- PIIPersonally identifiable information that needs special care.
Mid-level
Own a feature end to end without hand-holding.
- Cookie ConsentAsking permission before non-essential tracking.
- CopyleftLicenses that require derivative work to stay open source.
- Data MinimizationCollecting only the data you actually need.
- GDPRThe EU regulation on personal data: consent, access and deletion rights.
- Open Source LicensesMIT, Apache, GPL, and what each one lets you do.
Senior
Own an app's architecture, performance, and failure modes.
- Privacy by DesignBuilding privacy in from the start.
Staff
Shape how many teams build, across apps.
Nothing here yet.
Principal
Set technical direction for the organization.
Nothing here yet.