Robinhood is on a mission to democratize finance for all. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will shape the crypto architecture and lead technical strategy, focusing on building and maintaining the best crypto trading platform while ensuring reliability, scalability, and security across systems.
Responsibilities
• Lead technical architecture and system design for Robinhood’s crypto trading platform
• Partner with product to shape the roadmap and long-term vision
• Collaborate across engineering teams to implement scalable and secure systems
• Drive design reviews, lead complex projects, and own critical technical decisions
• Elevate engineering excellence through mentorship, best practices, and hands-on problem solving
• Optimize systems for performance, availability, and operational efficiency
• Support recruiting and onboarding of engineers to grow the team
Skills
• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience technically leading large-scale systems and complex projects
• Strong technical judgment, with a focus on reliability, security, and scalability
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across engineering and product teams
• Ability to operate effectively in highly regulated or complex domains
• Passion for customer value and deep product engagement
• Experience with Python/Django, Golang, Postgres, Redis, Kafka
• Familiarity with financial systems or crypto trading infrastructure
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and AWS cloud architecture
Benefits
• 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 Overview
• Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell stocks, options, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies with zero commission. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.robinhood.com.
