Senior Software Developer, Robinhood
Ops Platform and Fraud Investigations
CA$166-195k
Plus performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, and equity ownership
3+ days a week in office
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
Be an early applicant
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$166-195k
Plus performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, and equity ownership
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- You have experience designing and scaling distributed systems with a focus on reliability and performance
- You have experience building and operating applications that use large language models or similar AI systems in production environments
- You understand how to structure systems that manage model behavior and ensure consistent, reliable outputs
- You have experience working with large-scale data pipelines and extracting meaningful insights from complex datasets
- You can translate business processes into technical solutions with clear milestones and measurable outcomes
What the job involves
- We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for thoughtful problem-solvers and builders who want to create systems that directly improve how customers are served and protected
- The Ops Platform and Fraud Investigations team develops internal platforms that replace repetitive manual processes with AI-driven systems
- These tools support areas such as Fraud Operations, Account Operations, Financial Crimes Operations, and Retirement Services
- The team works closely with product, data science, and operations partners to deliver reliable systems that improve decision-making and efficiency!
- As a Senior Software Developer, you will design and build platforms that enable operational teams to investigate and resolve issues more quickly and accurately
- You will work with large datasets and signals to create tooling that supports fraud detection and investigation workflows
- You will collaborate with data scientists and machine learning engineers to translate manual processes into automated systems
- Your work will focus on improving system reliability, reducing operational effort, and increasing the speed at which new products and features can be supported across Robinhood’s offerings
- You will define technical direction and make architectural decisions for systems that support operational workflows across multiple product lines
- You will build tools that process large datasets and generate insights to support fraud investigation and decision-making
- You will work with data scientists and machine learning engineers to implement systems that automate manual review processes
- You will design and develop AI-based applications that improve the speed and accuracy of operational tasks
- You will contribute to system improvements that increase development velocity and reduce time required to launch new capabilities
Our take
For years, traditional brokers ruled the share trading realm, charging hefty fees that locked out everyday investors. Robinhood emerged as a disruptor, offering commission-free trading and opening the door to a new generation. Since then, expectations have continued to evolve, with investors looking not just to lower costs, but for simpler tools, clearer information, and guidance that makes the market easier to understand.
Robinhood was built to meet those changing expectations, designed from the start as a mobile-first platform that makes investor more accessible and less intimidating for people at every stage of their financial journey. Through its app, users can trade stocks and other financial instruments while benefiting from a clean interface and built-in educational support, helping them move from curiosity to confidence without unnecessary complexity.
Recently, Robinhood has strenghtned its impact too, particularly in the UK. With the launch of AI-powered Digests within its Robinhood Cortex assistant that helps users understand what's driving stock movements in plain English, while upcoming options trading and expanded educational resources add flexibility and depth. Together, these steps position Robinhood as a platform evolving alongside its users, blending technology and education to stay ahead in an ever-changing investment landscape.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Feb 2021
$2.4bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jan 2021
$1bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $5.6bn
Company HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
Leadership
Vlad Tenev
(Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman)Studied Mathematics at Stanford University, where they met Baiju. Dropped out of a PhD to start Robinhood. Alongside Robinhood, Vlad is also the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Harmonic.
Baiju B.
(Co-Founder)Studied Mathematics and Physics at Stanford University, where they met their Vlad and co-founded Robinhood in 2012. Baiju is also the Founder and CEO of Aetherflux.
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