Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Robinhood
Platform
$217-255k
This role is also eligible to participate in a Robinhood bonus plan and Robinhood’s equity plan
Office located in Menlo Park, CA
Commission-free stock trading platform
Be an early applicant
Commission-free stock trading platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$217-255k
This role is also eligible to participate in a Robinhood bonus plan and Robinhood’s equity plan
Office located in Menlo Park, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of hands-on involvement in top-tier ML platform, ML Ops, or ML infrastructure or data projects
- A fervent interest in exploring and applying AI and ML technologies
- Strive to solve sophisticated engineering problems that drive business objectives
- Solid technical foundation enabling active contribution to the design and execution of projects and ideas
- Practical experience with ML platform services like feature/embedding store, distributed training platform, and real-time inferencing service
- Strong communication skills and ability to write detailed technical specifications
- Proficiency in Python and/or Golang
- Experience with AWS Platform and databases, Spark, Ray, Kafka, and Flink is also desirable
What the job involves
- As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will work closely with application teams and AI practitioners to rapidly build, deploy, and iterate high-quality AI solutions at scale, ensuring both reliability and effectiveness
- We are looking for a dedicated and ambitious individual to accelerate the development and expansion of AI-powered products
- In this role, you will work closely with our applied machine learning, agentic AI, and data science teams to drive Robinhood's progress
- You'll also play a key role in developing a centralized AI platform that supports agentic workflows and machine learning applications, ensuring seamless integration with Robinhood's existing systems
- A strong grasp of AI and data infrastructure is essential, as you will provide strategic guidance to our partners in building their applications
- Own and implement high-impact projects for our centralized AI platform with meticulous planning, ensuring quality work within remarkable timeframes
- Demonstrate technical leadership by providing guidance and expertise in agentic AI workflows, machine learning model development and data pipelines
- Engage with technical leaders to refine and elevate Robinhood's AI development process through platform initiatives
- Drive the development to deployment of cross functional AI products with exemplary system design skills and coding, ensuring technical excellence
- Simplify access to data needed to power AI applications, while ensuring security and governance
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.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
39% female employees
-23% employee growth in 12 months
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 values
- Safety First: Robinhood is a safety-first company
- Participation is Power: At Robinhood, the rich don’t get a better deal
- Radical Customer Focus: We exist to make our customers happy
- First-Principles Thinking: We make bold bets and challenge the status quo
Company HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
Articles
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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