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Robinhood

Senior Software Engineer, Derivatives Team

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about 14 hours ago
London, United Kingdom
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Responsibilities

  • Design and build backend services that support derivatives trading, including order processing and execution workflows.
  • Improve system latency and throughput by analyzing performance bottlenecks and implementing targeted optimizations.
  • Maintain and enhance systems that support trading accuracy, including data consistency and risk-related processes.
  • Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and security teams to support new contract launches and platform expansion.
  • Monitor system performance and reliability, using metrics to guide improvements in stability and data integrity.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building backend systems in production environments.
  • Experience designing systems that require low latency and high throughput.
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, including AWS services.
  • Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL.
  • Experience with trading systems or other distributed systems where performance and reliability are critical.
  • Strong communication skills and a structured, solution-oriented mindset.
  • Understanding of crypto derivatives markets, including perpetual futures and their trading lifecycle.

Benefits

  • Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career.
  • Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, and equity ownership.
  • Top tier benefits including supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, and mental health support programs.
  • Lifestyle wallet for flexible employer-paid benefits spending.
  • Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, and parental leave.
  • Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
  • Monthly commuter stipend to help offset in-office commuting costs.

Tech Stack

AWSMySQL

Categories

BackendDevOps