8 hours ago
Toronto, CanadaIntern
Responsibilities
- Own a high-impact backend project from initial scoping through production launch.
- Work with a dedicated mentor from onboarding through shipping.
- Design, build, test, and release software meeting financial-platform correctness and scalability requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve organization-wide problems.
- Maintain and scale an existing codebase using Python/Django, Go, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, Memcached, AWS, and Kubernetes.
Requirements
- Be currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program with an expected graduation date of Winter 2027 or Spring 2028.
- Have strong computer science fundamentals and an understanding of best coding practices.
- Have communication skills and the ability to drive projects in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment.
- Have interest in financial technology and fintech products and services.
- Have prior software development experience from internships, hackathons, or personal projects.
- Have familiarity with Python/Django or Go and an understanding of relational databases and transactions.
Benefits
- Market-competitive compensation with an expected hourly range of $40—$40 CAD.
- Quarterly lifestyle wallet for wellness, learning and development, and other uses.
- Access to AI tools and continuous AI skill-building.
- Company holidays, paid time off, and sick time.
- Toronto office-based work with in-person attendance expected at least three days per week.
- Catered meals, stocked kitchens, and geo-specific commuter benefits.
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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.