Senior Software Engineer, Backend
About The Position
Robinhood is building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. They are looking for bold thinkers, sharp problem-solvers, and builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood is described as a place where ambitious people do the best work of their careers, with a high-performing, fast-moving team that prioritizes ethics. The engineering organization spans Crypto, Brokerage, and Core Engineering, responsible for systems fundamental to customer investments and money management. These teams build and operate platforms for trading, custody, ledgers, reporting, payments, and shared infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on correctness, reliability, and customer trust. Engineers collaborate with product, design, data, and infrastructure teams to deliver software at scale. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build large-scale distributed systems supporting real-time trading, balances, and platform capabilities. You will lead technically complex projects, contribute to architectural decisions, and collaborate with frontend and data partners to deliver well-structured APIs. Your work will directly influence system performance, operational safety, and long-term maintainability across core Robinhood products. This role is based in Menlo Park, CA and New York, NY offices, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week. Robinhood believes in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community, with an intentional and energizing office experience designed to support high-performing teams.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- 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 the ability to prioritize work aligned with business and reliability goals.
- Ability to break down complex problems and deliver practical, high-quality solutions.
- Experience mentoring other engineers and contributing to technical direction on new initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve scalable backend systems, balancing performance, reliability, and long-term 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 that serve 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.
Benefits
- Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
- Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
- Best in class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Lifestyle wallet — a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
- Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
- Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
