2 months ago
Base Salary
$153k - $230k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve scalable backend systems with strong performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Design, implement, test, and release product-facing features with strict correctness and availability requirements.
- Partner with frontend and data engineers to define and refine REST APIs serving millions of customers.
- Lead large, technically complex projects from design through execution.
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and hands-on technical guidance.
- Identify opportunities to improve system performance, developer productivity, and operational risk.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional software development experience.
- At least 3 years of experience building low-latency, large-scale distributed systems in production environments.
- Experience designing and operating highly concurrent systems and well-structured REST APIs.
- Demonstrated ownership of large projects with sustained impact on a system or team.
- Strong technical judgment and ability to prioritize work aligned with business and reliability goals.
- Ability to break down complex problems and deliver practical, high-quality solutions.
- Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical direction for new initiatives.
Benefits
- Performance-driven compensation with bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
- 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% coverage for dependents.
- Flexible lifestyle wallet for wellness, learning, and other benefits spending.
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits.
- Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and additional time off.
- Catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces in the office.
- Based in Menlo Park, California or New York, New York, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 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.