Staff Software Engineer, Robinhood
Crypto
$217-255k
+ Bonus + Equity
Commission-free stock trading platform
Open for applications
Commission-free stock trading platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$217-255k
+ Bonus + Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years technically leading large engineering organizations with multiple teams
- Strong technical judgment and expertise with a focus on reliability, scalability, and correctness
- Exceptional communication, leadership, and influence skills
- Strong partnership and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to quickly learn complicated business domains in a highly regulated space
- Experience with teams that work in a highly-collaborative fashion and focus on optimizing for customer value
Desirable
- Python + Django/Golang/Postgres architectures
- Experience with financial systems
What the job involves
- As the Tech Lead of Crypto Trading, you will act as a technical leader, systems architect, problem solver, coder and liaison to all engineering/product groups
- Creating and driving the area’s technical strategy and roadmap based on broad and deep understanding of the crypto domain and horizontal platforms
- Setting technical standards and making strategic technology choices
- Providing technical leadership via design reviews, project execution, and owning outcomes for the organization
- Up-leveling the overall crypto product architecture and designs
- Partnering with product to define the vision of crypto trading products
- Going deep into technical areas with a hands-on approach to root-cause tough issues
- Continuously improving the reliability and scalability of all services while holding the highest security standards
- Advancing the operational excellence, efficiency, and sustainability of all production services
- Mentoring senior and junior engineers and up-leveling the engineering organization
- Making hard tradeoffs between taking on or paying down technical debt while maintaining forward progress on new products and features
- Collaborating with other tech leaders across the company to ensure that Robinhood’s overall technical direction is coherent, effective, and efficient
- Recruiting Staff+ engineers for Robinhood
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.
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 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 HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
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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