2 months ago
Base Salary
$264k - $310k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end architecture and evolution of Robinhood’s Istio and Envoy service mesh deployment.
- Drive the long-term evolution of the Kubernetes compute platform, including cluster lifecycle, scheduling, control-plane architecture, and multi-region resiliency.
- Redesign Terraform infrastructure provisioning into a scalable, self-service platform capability for rapid region provisioning and developer autonomy.
- Diagnose and resolve issues at the Kubernetes API machinery, etcd, Envoy xDS, and Terraform provider layers, contributing upstream when appropriate.
- Define technical direction across teams through architecture proposals, design reviews, and cross-functional alignment on infrastructure decisions.
Requirements
- Deep hands-on expertise with Kubernetes internals, including the API server, controller reconciliation, etcd watch propagation, scheduler mechanics, and admission control.
- Deep working knowledge of Istio and/or Envoy at the source-code level, including the xDS API and control-plane/data-plane debugging.
- Wire-level knowledge of HTTP/2 and gRPC, including connection management, flow control, stream multiplexing, and observability.
- Architectural-scale Terraform experience, including module design, provider internals, remote state management, and multi-region provisioning.
- Production experience with Go or Python for infrastructure tooling and the ability to write structured, tested, operationally sound code.
- Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional architectural change across large or complex engineering organizations while influencing without authority.
Benefits
- Bellevue, WA office location with in-person attendance expected at least three days per week.
- Supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, and mental health support programs.
- Access to AI tools and continuous AI skill-building.
- Employer-paid lifestyle wallet for wellness, childcare, learning, and other expenses.
- Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, paid volunteer time off, and parental leave.
- Catered meals, office events, and comfortable workspaces.
- Monthly commuter stipend.
- Bonus opportunities, equity ownership, and other benefits in addition to base pay.
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About Robinhood
Robinhood builds a mobile-first brokerage and cash management platform for retail investors to trade stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies, plus IRAs and a cash card. It makes money through interest on cash and margin, payment for order flow, crypto trading fees, and subscriptions like Robinhood Gold. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Robinhood Markets is a public company listed on Nasdaq under the ticker HOOD.