Robinhood

Staff iOS Engineer, Trading Tools

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Base Salary

$180k - $270k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Set the technical vision for mobile across iOS and Android while remaining hands-on in iOS.
  • Own the architecture of a scalable iOS application supporting trading, charting, portfolio, watchlist, and stock-detail surfaces.
  • Build modular, extensible mobile components that enable teams to build, test, and ship independently.
  • Align iOS and Android architecture, data contracts, feature parity, and release sequencing.
  • Improve performance, real-time data handling, observability, rendering, launch time, page-load time, and release stability.
  • Lead charting, research, and AI-driven capabilities for active traders on mobile.
  • Guide technical planning, system design reviews, implementation discussions, and incident resolution.
  • Partner with product, design, backend, infrastructure, and data teams on experiments and product releases.
  • Mentor iOS and Android engineers and define engineering standards and documentation.
  • Influence mobile platform direction through collaboration with adjacent organizations and company-wide initiatives.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional experience developing iOS applications.
  • Extensive experience building and maintaining large-scale applications with Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI.
  • Experience owning the technical direction of a product area or platform.
  • Experience designing scalable mobile architectures, component systems, and testing strategies for data-intensive or real-time use cases.
  • Track record of leading technical initiatives across multiple teams or platforms.
  • Strong knowledge of Android development principles.
  • Ability to collaborate with product, design, backend, infrastructure, and data partners.
  • Strong communication skills, including translating complex trading concepts into intuitive mobile experiences.
  • Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and fostering engineering excellence.
  • Preferred experience with financial platforms, trading systems, or real-time market data products.
  • Preferred experience with server-driven UI, embedded web or React Native surfaces, live audio/video streaming, or LLM-powered product features.

Benefits

  • Performance-driven compensation with bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
  • 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% coverage for dependents.
  • Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund for eligible US employees.
  • Access to AI tools and continuous AI skill-building.
  • Flexible lifestyle wallet for wellness, learning, and other benefits.
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits.
  • Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and other time off.
  • Catered meals, events, and comfortable office workspaces.
  • Based in New York, NY, with in-person attendance expected at least three days per week.

Tech Stack

React NativeSwiftSwiftUI

Categories

Mobile
Robinhood

About Robinhood

1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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