Staff Software Developer, Robinhood
Cloud Networking
CA$179-210k
+ Robinhood bonus and equity plan
Commission-free stock trading platform
Be an early applicant
Commission-free stock trading platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$179-210k
+ Robinhood bonus and equity plan
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- You’ve led teams operating Kubernetes-based platforms at scale on AWS cloud infrastructure deployments
- You have driven the adoption of improved internal standards for networking, service communication and/or service discovery across a large organization
- You understand the security implications of service-to-service communication and have experience working with security teams on authentication, encryption, and policy enforcement
- You are an authority in cloud networking, microservice architecture, service meshes, Kubernetes and AWS cloud infrastructure
- You have experience designing and building low-latency, highly concurrent systems, with a strong focus on performance, scalability, and reliability under demanding workloads.
- You are a tech lead with a proven track record driving high impact projects that involved organization-wide collaboration within the company
- You can effectively prioritize tasks for your team based on feedback from various collaborators and competing business and technical requirements
- You have a history of crafting and applying new processes and tooling to increase engineering efficiency
- You have a passion for mentoring junior engineers and improving the engineering craftsmanship
What the job involves
- Robinhood’s products are powered by a multitude of microservices working together. In order for these microservices to work together, they need to be able to locate and connect with each other
- The service discovery and cloud networking group builds and deploys the fundamental systems that enable this real-time, low-latency, inter-service communication in a highly-scalable, robust, and reliable manner
- We use Kubernetes for our container orchestration, Terraform as our infrastructure as code framework, Istio for our service mesh, Envoy as our edge and service proxy, and Unbound and CoreDNS as our DNS
- Maintain tier-0 availability and performance standards for interservice communication, critical to Robinhood’s operational success
- Drive proactive improvements in our infrastructure, anticipating growth and reliability needs ahead of demand
- Mentor and coach junior engineers in the team
- Contribute to open source projects
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
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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