Robinhood · 18 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, TradingTools
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$217K/yr - $255K/yr
10+ years expRobinhood is building the future of finance with a mission to democratize it for all. The Staff Backend Engineer will lead the technical direction of Robinhood’s trading tools, focusing on core trading capabilities and integrating AI to enhance user experience.
CryptocurrencyFinTechPrediction MarketsStock ExchangesTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Own the technical vision and execution for a highly visible, mission-critical area of Robinhood’s trading experience, including the app’s front page
Design, build, and operate the core services that power Portfolio, Watchlists, and Stock Detail pages, serving real-time market data, portfolio insights, and personalized content at scale
Design and evolve high-performance, low-latency systems that support real-time trading, market data, and discovery for millions of daily users
Remain deeply hands-on, writing production code, leading complex implementations, and setting the standard for engineering quality across the platform
Lead the integration of AI-driven capabilities into core trading, portfolio, and discovery workflows
Balance trading depth with usability, ensuring sophisticated functionality remains fast, intuitive, and accessible
Drive technical excellence across reliability, correctness, observability, and security in a highly regulated environment
Partner closely with Product and Design to shape the roadmap for one of the highest-traffic surfaces in the company
Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar through design reviews, architecture discussions, and hands-on leadership
Influence platform direction beyond your immediate team, aligning with adjacent orgs and company-wide initiatives
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale, distributed systems in production environments
Expertise in backend development using languages such as Go, Python, or Java, with deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures
3+ years leading large-scale technical initiatives, with ownership spanning multiple teams or complex systems
Strong grasp of system design, data modeling, and software engineering fundamentals
Proven ability to simplify complex problems, make sound tradeoffs, and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders
Strong ownership mindset with a track record of delivering high-impact, end-to-end product outcomes and raising team-wide technical standards
Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing engineers, fostering technical excellence and long-term career growth
Benefits
Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
Best in class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
Company
Robinhood
Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell stocks, options, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies with zero commission.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.23BKey Investors
Emergent Fidelity TechnologiesRibbit CapitalD1 Capital Partners
2022-05-13Post Ipo Secondary· $648.29M
2021-07-29IPO
2021-02-01Private Equity· $2.4B
Leadership Team
Vlad Tenev
Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO
Omid Scheybani
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