Senior Software Engineer, Trump Accounts
About The Position
Robinhood is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its Government Products team to build the standalone web and app experience for Trump Accounts. Robinhood is the brokerage and initial trustee for the program, working alongside BNY and the U.S. Department of Treasury. The team builds and scales systems for long-term investing and account management, partnering with product, data, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable, secure, and intuitive experiences. In this role, 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 architecture decisions, and collaborate with frontend and data partners on well-structured APIs. Your work will affect system performance, operational safety, and long-term maintainability across core Robinhood products. The position is based in the Menlo Park, California, or New York, New York office, with hybrid attendance expected at least three days per week. It is restricted to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
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 on new initiatives.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve scalable backend systems while 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 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.
Benefits
- Performance-driven compensation, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
- 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% coverage for dependents.
- Flexible lifestyle benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more.
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
- Fertility benefits and mental health benefits.
- Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more.
- 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
