Senior Backend Software Developer, Robinhood
CA$166-195k
+ Bonus opportunities and equity
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
Job no longer available
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$166-195k
+ Bonus opportunities and equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- 3+ years designing and building large-scale, distributed, low-latency systems
- Proficiency in highly concurrent backend system development and intuitive API design
- Demonstrated ability to deliver long-term impact on systems or team-wide architecture
- Strong judgment and prioritization skills, with the ability to lead initiatives and mentor peers
What the job involves
- The Reference Data team, part of the broader Trade Data organization within the Brokerage Platform at Robinhood, serves as the source of truth for diverse asset classes—including equities, options, crypto, event contracts, and tokenized stocks
- Our core systems, Quiver and Arsenal, interface with external providers such as Bloomberg, Alpaca, Kalshi, and ForecastX to ensure consistent symbology across all internal platforms
- As a Senior Software Developer on this high-impact team, you’ll collaborate across engineering, business, operations, and vendor channels to support critical infrastructure
- Most product initiatives begin with us, as we enable reliable, scalable access to financial instrument data across Robinhood!
- Your work will help drive new feature rollouts and product expansions across multiple lines of business!
- Build scalable systems and backend components, balancing stability, performance, and maintainability
- Design, implement, test, and deploy production-ready features with high correctness and low-latency requirements
- Partner with frontend and data teams to refine APIs used by millions of customers
- Mentor junior developers and technically lead complex projects across teams
- Identify and implement improvements for system performance and team workflows
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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