Senior Data Scientist, Robinhood
Product, Crypto
$179-210k
Plus bonus programs and equity ownership
3+ days a week in office
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
Be an early applicant
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$179-210k
Plus bonus programs and equity ownership
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- You have 5+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related field
- You have strong proficiency in SQL and Python for data analysis and modeling
- You have experience designing experiments and interpreting results to guide product decisions
- You have domain knowledge in crypto, including onchain data and DeFi ecosystems
- You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical partners
What the job involves
- We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers
- Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards
- The Crypto team’s mission is to build the next global financial ecosystem using blockchain technology, enabling scalable and accessible onchain financial products. This team plays a central role in advancing Robinhood’s focus on crypto and international expansion by developing products that expand access to decentralized finance
- As a Senior Data Scientist, you will lead analytical efforts supporting the launch and growth of Robinhood’s crypto platform, helping bring onchain and digital financial solutions to a global audience
- You’ll be at the forefront of shaping Robinhood’s crypto strategy using data, partnering closely with product, engineering, and finance to launch and optimize features across trading, international expansion, and wallet experiences
- Your work will guide product decisions through well-designed experiments and robust analysis, helping millions of customers engage more deeply with the crypto ecosystem
- Partner with product managers to identify opportunities across Robinhood's crypto platform, including trading, perpetuals, and tokenized assets
- Design and evaluate experiments to inform product decisions, using clear success metrics tied to business outcomes
- Analyze platform and market data to build datasets that power product insight
- Develop models to assess product performance, user behavior, and market dynamics
- Communicate findings to stakeholders including engineering, finance, and design teams to support product development
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.
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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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