iOS Engineer, Robinhood
$157-185k
3 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
$157-185k
3 days a week in office (Menlo Park, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- You have 4+ years of experience building and shipping iOS applications using Swift
- You have experience improving app performance, reliability, and user experience in production environments
- You are comfortable working with product and design partners to deliver user-facing features tied to measurable outcomes
- You have experience using experimentation or A/B testing to guide product decisions
- You communicate clearly and contribute to a supportive and collaborative team environment
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 Growth Engineering team focuses on expanding Robinhood’s customer base and increasing engagement by improving onboarding, activation, and retention experiences across our mobile platform
- The team partners closely with product, data, and design to build features that help more people access financial tools and make informed decisions
- You’ll contribute to experiments and product improvements that directly influence user growth and long-term customer value!
- As an iOS Engineer, you will design and build high-quality mobile features that support user acquisition and engagement goals
- You’ll work on improving app performance, reliability, and usability while partnering with product managers and designers to deliver measurable improvements in key metrics such as conversion and retention
- This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA office with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week
- At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community
- Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams
- Build and maintain iOS features that improve onboarding, activation, and user retention
- Write clean, testable Swift code and contribute to improving app performance and reliability
- Partner with product managers and designers to implement features that improve conversion and engagement metrics
- Analyze experiment results and iterate on features to improve user outcomes
- Contribute to code reviews and share knowledge to support team 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.
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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