Staff Software Engineer, Robinhood
Credit Cards & Banking Infrastructure
$217-255k
+ Bonus Programs + Equity
3+ days a week in office
Commission-free stock trading platform
Be an early applicant
Commission-free stock trading platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$217-255k
+ Bonus Programs + Equity
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- Drive to take your career — and the systems you build — to the next level
- Ability to lead a small, high-caliber pod to deliver outsized impact
- Hands-on leadership — you set direction, make the key calls, and build alongside your team
- Proven success scaling complex, high-availability infrastructure in production
- Breadth across infrastructure experience: DevOps, SRE, backend performance, developer experience, pure infra
- Standout ability to structure initiatives for maximum business impact and aggressive sequencing
- Creativity and expertise to deliver lean, cost-effective solutions without compromising quality
- Strong judgment under pressure and skill at making high-impact technical decisions
- Track record of building fault-tolerant distributed systems and modernizing release/deployment pipelines
- Leadership skills with the ambition to grow into Senior Staff+ or management roles
What the job involves
- At Robinhood Banking, we are building an elite infrastructure pod to power our next stage
- Join us and scale our banking services from millions to tens of millions
- This is a role for a builder who is ready to take their career to the next level
- You will lead high-impact work that demands both vision and precision
- We work on foundational systems that millions rely on every day to manage and spend their hard-earned cash–reliability and performance are just table stakes
- As the lead for Banking Infrastructure, you’ll command a small pod of exceptional engineers, driving lean, incisive execution
- You’ll make the critical calls on which parts of our infrastructure we keep, and which we evolve
- You’ll set the standard for scalability, stability, and operational excellence across databases, compute, distributed systems, and deployments — building the foundation that enables us to move faster, safer, and smarter
- Lead high-stakes scaling efforts to support millions more customers without breaking stride
- Set and drive the long-term technical strategy for Robinhood Banking Infrastructure
- Determine which parts of our infrastructure to keep, which to evolve, and lead those transitions from the front
- Design bulletproof solutions for mission-critical systems that require extreme availability (think: transaction authorization)
- Establish and implement best-in-class practices for load testing, canary releases, recovery tooling, and deployment pipelines
- Drive stability and scalability across all layers — databases, compute, deployments, and beyond
- Reduce operational friction by improving oncall, crafting elegant protocols, and streamlining incident response
- Invest in developer experience so the whole ENG team can iterate faster with less risk
- Anticipate scaling bottlenecks before they appear and take decisive action to stay ahead
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. Its innovative model thrives on premium features like increased buying power and extended trading hours, attracting a younger audience drawn to meme stocks like AMC and GameStop.
But Robinhood's not just about quick thrills. The company claims its mission lies in catering to "the unmet needs of the next generation," evidenced by its "Robinhood Retirement" launch, targeting gig-economy workers often excluded from financial planning. This commitment to accessibility aligns with its core values.
However, 2023 brought unexpected turbulence, as Robinhood became entangled in the FTX cryptocurrency exchange bankruptcy scandal when it emerged that the US Department of Justice seized hundreds of millions of dollars of the company's shares tied to FTX founder Bankman-Fried. Despite these challenges, Robinhood successfully bought back the missing stock, and its impact on democratizing finance remains undeniable.
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 benefits
- Well-being - Premium medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Family & home life - Parental leave, personal prosperity benefits
- Comfort & care - Annual lifestyle stipend
- Office life - Catered meals and fully stocked kitchen, commuter benefits
- Growth - Education and training, community events, career mentorships
Company HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
Leadership
Vlad Tenev
(Co-Founder)Studied Mathematics at Stanford University, where they met their fellow co-founder. Dropped out of a PhD to start Robinhood.
Baiju B.
(Co-Founder)Studied Mathematics and Physics at Stanford University, where they met their fellow co-founder.
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