Senior Staff Software Developer, Developer Productivity & AI Tooling

Robinhood•Toronto, ON

39d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join us in building the future of finance. Our mission is to democratize finance for all. An estimated $124 trillion of assets will be inherited by younger generations in the next two decades. The largest transfer of wealth in human history. If you’re ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading. About the team + role We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards. At Robinhood, Developer Productivity is the backbone that enables every engineer to deliver exceptional software; faster, safer, and at scale. We design and build the systems, platforms, and experiences that make software development seamless and reliable across the company. We believe infrastructure should be invisible when working perfectly, intuitive, resilient, and empowering. Our mission is to eliminate friction, enhance feedback loops, and drive developer productivity through operational excellence, intelligent automation, and world-class tooling. We’re looking for a Senior Staff Software Developer to lead the evolution of our developer experience and AI-powered engineering ecosystem. In this role, you’ll operate as a technical leader and architect across the organization, shaping strategy, defining standards, and driving large-scale initiatives that improve developer velocity, system reliability, and engineering quality. You’ll work at the intersection of developer tooling, platform infrastructure, and AI-assisted development, pioneering how Robinhood engineers build, test, deploy, and operate software. This role is based in our Toronto office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week. At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.

Requirements

10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years operating at Staff or Senior Staff level
Deep expertise in developer infrastructure (CI/CD, build systems, testing frameworks, dev environments, observability)
Strong backend engineering skills with proficiency in Go, Python, or TypeScript/JavaScript
Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional platform initiatives at scale
Exceptional system design skills, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance
Infrastructure & Platform Experience
Experience with cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, service discovery, distributed systems)
Strong understanding of CI/CD systems (e.g., CircleCI, Jenkins, Harness) and release orchestration
Experience building internal developer platforms, CLIs (preferably in Go), and productivity tooling
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and cloud platforms like GCP
AI & Emerging Tooling
Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools in production environments
Interest or experience in applying AI to developer productivity, incident management, or automation
Ability to evaluate and safely integrate AI systems into engineering workflows
Leadership & Influence
Strong technical leadership with the ability to influence across teams and organizational boundaries
Excellent communication skills, with experience driving alignment across engineering and product stakeholders
Passion for developer experience and enabling other engineers to do their best work

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture
Architect and build scalable systems that enable fast, reliable delivery of full-stack applications, with a strong focus on enhancing the overall developer experience
Set technical direction and standards for developer infrastructure across build systems, CI/CD, testing, and local development
Lead design reviews, operational readiness, and post-incident analysis for critical developer platforms
Leveraging AI to power the next generation development workflow
Developer Experience & Productivity
Identify and eliminate friction across the software development lifecycle
Build and evolve developer tooling including CLIs, configuration systems, and local/remote development environments
Drive improvements in build systems, test automation, and deployment workflows
Champion best practices in code quality, observability, and operational excellence
AI Tooling & Intelligent Automation
Lead adoption of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude) across engineering teams
Design and implement agentic workflows for development and operations (e.g., automated code generation, incident triage, root cause analysis)
Evaluate and integrate AI agents for anomaly detection, alert correlation, and automated remediation
Establish best practices for safe, secure, and effective use of AI in software development
Cloud, Infrastructure & Platform Systems
Design and operate services on AWS with strong attention to scalability, cost efficiency, and security
Lead Kubernetes-based platform improvements, including developer workflows for containerized environments
Drive Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) strategy and adoption across environments
Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Harness, Jenkins, CircleCI) with a focus on reliability and speed
Reliability & Operations
Own non-functional requirements including availability, scalability, latency, and security
Ensure systems are observable through metrics, logs, and alerting
Lead incident response, postmortems, and continuous improvement efforts
Reduce operational toil through automation and platform improvements
Cross-Functional Leadership
Partner with Product, Platform, and SRE teams to align on long-term technical strategy
Lead large-scale, cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams
Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization
Contribute to a strong engineering culture centered on ownership, quality, and continuous improvement

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 to fuel your work, including supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, and mental health support programs
Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible employer-paid benefits spending account expenses beyond traditional benefits such as wellness, childcare, learning, and more.
Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, paid volunteer time off, parental leave, and more!
Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
Monthly commuter stipend to help offset in-office commuting costs

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