Senior Software Engineer, Wallet

Robinhood • Menlo Park, NY

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Robinhood is building an elite team to apply frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. The Robinhood Wallet team’s mission is to democratize access to financial services worldwide by leveraging DeFi protocols and Robinhood Chain. They build secure, intuitive, and decentralized products that enable users to custody and manage their digital assets. This role works at the intersection of traditional finance and web3, driving progress in cryptocurrency and blockchain applications. The team collaborates closely with product managers, product designers, and security engineers to deliver highly reliable, high-performance systems for customers worldwide. The team prides itself on a culture of shared learning, high technical standards, and respectful collaboration. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build and own the backend services, infrastructure, and data systems that support Robinhood Wallet products. You will develop reliable and secure solutions to deliver a high-quality trading experience for cryptocurrencies and tokenized stocks, including perpetual futures, to customers worldwide. In this role, you will take lead responsibility for designing scalable architectures and maintaining high-quality codebases. You will collaborate closely with client engineers, security professionals, and external node providers to deliver high-quality, secure technical integrations. Additionally, you will mentor other engineers and raise overall engineering standards through design reviews, architecture discussions, and hands-on technical leadership. This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA or New York, NY office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• Expertise in backend development using languages such as Go, Python, or Java, with deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures.
• Strong grasp of system design, data modeling, and software engineering fundamentals.
• Proven ability to simplify complex problems, make sound tradeoffs, and drive alignment across product, engineering, and design teams.
• Strong sense of personal accountability with a track record of delivering high-quality, end-to-end products and raising team-wide technical standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working for a DeFi protocol, a crypto wallet company, or another blockchain-related company.
• Familiarity with technologies like EVM blockchains and smart contracts.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy scalable backend services that power Robinhood Wallet.
• Develop product-facing features and platform enhancements that meet strict correctness and scalability standards.
• Identify and implement improvements to system performance, engineering productivity, and risk reduction.
• Collaborate closely with client teams, product managers, designers, and external vendors to deliver reliable technical solutions.
• Mentor other engineers and raise the technical standards of the team through design reviews, architecture discussions, and hands-on leadership.

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
• Top Tier benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
• Access to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee, technical or not
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed