Staff Technical Program Manager, Robinhood
$191-225k
Plus bonus opportunities + equity
3 days a week in office (Menlo Park, CA)
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
Be an early applicant
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$191-225k
Plus bonus opportunities + equity
3 days a week in office (Menlo Park, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- 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
- 5+ years of experience leading complex technical or engineering programs in large-scale, fast-moving environments
- Strong technical fluency, including the ability to understand system architecture, evaluate design tradeoffs, and partner closely with senior engineers
- Demonstrated ability to bring structure and measurable outcomes to ambiguous problem spaces
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with experience influencing both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience supporting or working with large-scale distributed systems
What the job involves
- We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems
- 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
- The Technical Program Management team ensures our core systems remain scalable, observable, and reliable. The team partners closely with Engineering, Product, and operational partners to deliver durable platform improvements that strengthen performance, reliability, and developer efficiency
- As a Staff Technical Program Manager, you will lead complex technical programs focused on system performance, observability, and automation
- You will translate platform strategy into executable plans, align senior technical stakeholders, and improve how teams plan, execute, and operate at scale. Your work will directly support the stability and growth of Robinhood’s infrastructure
- Lead large-scale technical programs from early design through delivery, launch, and operational readiness across brokerage infrastructure systems
- Translate infrastructure and platform strategy into clear roadmaps, milestones, and execution plans in partnership with Product and Engineering leaders
- Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks related to system performance, scalability, reliability, and developer productivity
- Establish and improve lightweight program management mechanisms that increase execution speed while reducing operational overhead
- Provide consistent visibility into program status, priorities, risks, and tradeoffs for engineering, product, and executive stakeholders
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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