2 months ago
Toronto, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve Robinhood’s Istio and Envoy service mesh architecture, including networking foundations for multi-region operation.
- Define the long-term Kubernetes compute platform direction, including cluster lifecycle, scheduling, control plane architecture, and resiliency.
- Redesign Terraform infrastructure provisioning into a scalable self-service platform for rapid region provisioning and developer autonomy.
- Diagnose and resolve issues in Kubernetes API machinery, etcd, Envoy xDS, and Terraform provider layers, contributing upstream when useful.
- Set technical direction across teams through architecture proposals, design reviews, and cross-functional alignment.
Requirements
- Deep hands-on expertise with Kubernetes internals, including the API server, controller reconciliation, etcd watch propagation, scheduler mechanics, and admission control.
- Deep source-level working knowledge of Istio and/or Envoy, including the xDS protocol 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 covering module design patterns, 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.
- Proven ability to drive cross-functional architectural change across large or complex engineering organizations and influence without authority.
Benefits
- Performance-driven compensation with bonus programs, equity ownership, and multipliers for outsized impact.
- Supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, mental health support programs, and a flexible 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, comfortable workspaces, and access to AI tools and continuous AI skill-building.
- Monthly commuter stipend.
- Based in the Toronto, Ontario office with in-person attendance expected at least three days per week.
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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.