Senior Software Developer, Robinhood
Infrastructure
CA$166-195k
Plus equity and bonus opportunities
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
CA$166-195k
Plus equity and bonus opportunities
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- You have significant experience building backend or infrastructure systems using languages such as Go, Python, or similar
- You have strong experience with Kubernetes and cloud platforms such as AWS
- You have experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform and building reproducible environments
- You have experience leading technical projects and guiding architectural decisions
- You are comfortable mentoring engineers and contributing to team-wide technical direction
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 Infrastructure organization builds and operates the foundational systems that power all of Robinhood’s products and services
- This group focuses on reliability, scalability, and developer productivity by delivering platforms, tooling, and compute systems that support engineering teams across the company. Within Infrastructure, you may join one of several specialized teams:
- The Backend Platform team enables fast, safe, and maintainable backend development at scale by building application-layer frameworks, secure dependency management systems, and developer tooling. This team also plays a key role in advancing Go adoption across Robinhood by building shared libraries, improving language tooling, and supporting engineers in developing production-ready Go services
- The Provisioning team focuses on infrastructure lifecycle management across AWS and Kubernetes environments. This team builds systems and controllers that provision infrastructure, supports application teams with cloud resources, and improves developer workflows for deploying and managing services
- The Kubernetes Compute team builds and operates a highly available, scalable Kubernetes-based compute platform. This team ensures that container infrastructure supports reliable application deployments, integrates core platform capabilities, and enables multi-region scalability for Robinhood’s systems
- The Technical Assurance Platform team builds and maintains a centralized service catalog and systems that track service ownership, performance, and reliability across Robinhood’s infrastructure. This team develops tools and systems that surface operational insights and support engineering and leadership decision-making
- As a Senior Software Developer, you will lead the design and delivery of infrastructure platforms and systems that support developers and services across Robinhood
- You will take ownership of complex technical projects, guide architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while contributing directly to code and system design
- You will partner closely with infrastructure and product teams to improve system reliability, scalability, and developer workflows at scale!
- Lead the design and implementation of infrastructure platforms, services, and tooling that support large-scale application development
- Own and deliver complex, multi-phase technical projects, from design through production rollout and iteration
- Develop backend systems and shared services using languages such as Go and Python, setting standards for code quality and maintainability
- Design and improve Kubernetes-based systems, including cluster architecture, controllers, and deployment workflows
- Partner with engineering teams to provision, optimize, and scale cloud infrastructure across AWS environments
- Diagnose and resolve high-impact system issues across distributed systems, improving reliability and performance
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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