Senior Software Developer, Robinhood
Backend Platform
CA$166-195k
Offers bonus and equity
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
Offers bonus and equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- Significant experience building scalable backend systems in Go and/or Python
- Deep familiarity with server-side frameworks such as Django or Go-based systems
- Strong track record designing or maintaining internal developer platforms or shared infrastructure
- Experience mentoring engineers, guiding technical decisions, and contributing to team-wide strategies
- Passion for developer productivity, quality engineering practices, and thoughtful abstraction
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Developer, you’ll lead projects that elevate engineering velocity, safety, and code quality across all backend services
- You’ll be hands-on with tools like Django, staticcheck, mypy, and ruff — while mentoring engineers and shaping the technical strategy for core platform components like service bootstrapping, formatting pipelines, and IDE support
- You’ll partner closely with Infrastructure and Product teams to drive large-scale migrations, optimize workflows, and push the boundaries of what’s possible for backend development at Robinhood!
- The role is located in the office location(s) listed on this job description which will align with our in-office working environment
- Please connect with your recruiter for more information regarding our in-office philosophy and expectations
- Design and lead high-impact projects to improve frameworks, common libraries, and the backend development lifecycle
- Own and evolve core tooling used across the monorepo — including static analysis, code formatting, and project scaffolding
- Build delightful developer experiences with enhanced IDE plugins (VSCode, Goland, PyCharm) and interface definition tools like Protobuf
- Drive best practices in backend architecture through standardization, automation, and opinionated defaults
- Mentor engineers across the org and champion team values like “Start with Why” and “Easy to Make the Right Choice”
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align on tooling investments, migration strategies, and security improvements
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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