Software Engineer, Backend

Robinhood • Menlo Park, CA

4h • $128,000 - $150,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Robinhood is building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. The Core Financial Products Engineering team's mission is to build secure, scalable systems that power Robinhood’s key financial offerings and help democratize finance for all. They focus on reliability, correctness, and innovation while working closely with product, design, and data teams to deliver value to our users. As a Software Engineer, you’ll help design, build, and maintain backend infrastructure and services critical to their financial products. You’ll gain deep insight into how the U.S. financial system works, strengthen your domain knowledge, and make a tangible impact on millions of users. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to highly visible features and evolve the platform in meaningful ways. This role is based in their 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. Their office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.

Requirements

• 6 Months - 2 Years of Hands-on software engineering experience through previous roles
• Proficiency with Python/Django or Go (or similar backend technologies)
• Solid understanding of relational databases and transaction-safe design
• Curiosity and interest in financial systems or a strong desire to learn
• Strong computer science fundamentals and a problem-solving mindset

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and release backend systems with high correctness, reliability, and scalability requirements
• Own and maintain key services that power our financial product ecosystem
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex engineering and business challenges
• Interface with external financial institutions to integrate services and expand capabilities
• Contribute to shaping engineering best practices and improving developer workflows

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

What This Job Offers

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