Senior Applications Engineer, Robinhood
Corporate Systems
$161.5-190k
Offers bonus and 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
$161.5-190k
Offers bonus and equity
3+ days a week in office (Menlo Park, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrated ability as a Systems, Site Reliability, Cloud or Infrastructure Engineer, preferably with more than 5 years of experience in companies or organizations of similar size and maturity
- Experience managing Google Cloud using IaC/Terraform tooling, following best practices
- Familiarity and practical experience using modern AI tooling, in particular Claude Code, ChatGPT, or Gemini Enterprise
- Have a strong coding or scripting background using Python, Go or other languages
- Be a creative thinker and problem solver that can just as easily work on their own or as part of a team
- Have a strong sense of ownership and a passion for improving employee experience
What the job involves
- 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
- We're making Robinhood the best place to build with AI by investing heavily in top-tier tools and continuous skill-building for every employee, technical or not. Here you are empowered to learn and accelerate your impact using AI
- Robinhood is looking for a Senior Applications Engineer, Corporate Infrastructure to join the Enterprise Technology org
- This is an AI-native role that sits at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, and identity management. You'll own a wide surface area and work closely with Security, IT, and Engineering to keep our systems healthy, scalable, and ahead of the threat landscape
- Secure & manage our Google Cloud infrastructure, Google Workspace and Okta Identity Environment for Robinhood
- Leads in the design and building of new tools based on internal requirements and specifications
- Build automation to support device, account, and identity lifecycle management
- Act as a point of escalation for other Engineering teams across Robinhood, and assist in triaging issues related to Enterprise Technology
- Use AI-assisted development as a standard part of normal engineering workflows
- Perform code reviews, write documentation and drive engineering best practices
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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