Engineering Manager, Robinhood
Financial Crimes
$230-270k
+ Bonus & Equity
4+ 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
$230-270k
+ Bonus & Equity
4+ days a week in office (Menlo Park, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- Experience leading and developing engineers in a high-growth technology environment, with a track record of delivering multi-quarter technical initiatives
- Strong technical depth in backend systems, with hands-on experience in Golang (primary), Python, AWS, Kubernetes, and SQL
- Experience building or supporting financial crimes, fraud, compliance, or fintech systems; familiarity with AML or sanctions screening workflows is preferred
- Experience designing and delivering data-intensive systems, ideally including detection platforms, data pipelines, or internal tooling
- Working knowledge of machine learning or generative AI concepts, with the ability to evaluate and apply them to platform use cases
- Ability to collaborate effectively with operations, product, and engineering partners to deliver systems that meet regulatory and business requirements
What the job involves
- As an Engineering Manager, FinCrimes, you will lead a team of engineers responsible for building next-generation detection systems along with internal tools and platforms that support best-in-class investigation experience
- You will own the end-to-end delivery of our detection platforms, supporting multiple products across jurisdictions
- You will also drive detection strategy, case management enablement, and the tooling and operational workflows required to onboard new use cases and support upcoming product launches
- This role combines hands-on technical depth with people leadership, and it offers the opportunity to shape how AI and large language models are applied to improve investigation workflows and system performance!
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers (IC3–IC5), setting clear goals, providing regular feedback, and supporting career development
- Build a top-tier tooling experience, leveraging AI to streamline workflows, improve analyst efficiency, and accelerate investigation operations
- Guide onboarding of new financial crimes use cases into our case management systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and regulatory alignment
- Contribute to architectural decisions and remain technically engaged in systems built with Golang, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, and SQL-based data stores
- Partner with Financial Crimes Operations and peer engineering teams to translate regulatory and investigative requirements into technical solutions
- Establish strong engineering processes across on-call, deployment, and code review practices, maintaining high system availability and quality
- Our ambitious roadmap requires a great culture shaped by exceptional leaders. Here’s what we expect from them:
- Drive high performance by setting clear, focused goals, giving real-time feedback, stretching top talent, and scaling impact through focus, innovation, and tech
- Hire and retain top talent by setting a high bar, hiring only those who raise it, investing in onboarding, and addressing talent issues quickly and fairly
- Create community by connecting work to purpose, removing friction while prioritizing safety, building trust and inclusion, and leading from the front with integrity
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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