Engineering Manager, Credit Cards & Banking

Robinhood

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Work type
On-site
Location
Menlo Park, CANew York, NYBellevue, WA
Salary
$230,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted
17 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $222k
This role $250k
$170k most similar roles pay here $281k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $180,500–$262,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $250k versus about $222k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Robinhood

Robinhood is a financial technology company offering commission-free stock, ETF, options, and cryptocurrency trading through its mobile app, aimed at democratizing access to financial markets. Industry: Financial Technology & Investment App

Robinhood currently has 35 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $196,000–$230,000 across 35 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Credit Cards & Banking

As an Engineering Manager, Credit Cards & Banking, you will lead a team of software engineers within the Money Engineering organization to build products and systems for credit cards and banking services. You will be responsible for managing the full customer experience, including mobile and frontend surfaces, backend services, and underlying infrastructure. Your daily work involves partnering with product, design, data, compliance, and operations teams to define roadmaps, make technical decisions, and ensure operational excellence. You will also focus on hiring, coaching, and developing a high-performing team while maintaining standards for reliability and quality. The role requires expertise in complex distributed systems, full-stack consumer products, and large-scale architecture. This position addresses the challenge of building reliable, scalable financial systems within highly regulated domains like payments, lending, and credit card services.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $290250 from 64 postings across 19 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead, grow, and support a team of software engineers building credit card and banking products.
  • Set clear direction for the team regarding technical design, execution, and people development.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define product roadmaps and deliver high-impact customer experiences.
  • Drive architecture and operational excellence to build reliable, scalable backend systems and infrastructure.
  • Guide engineering decisions across mobile surfaces, backend services, and platform dependencies.
  • Improve team health through proactive planning, prioritization, and career development for direct reports.
  • Hire and retain top talent while maintaining high standards for technical craftsmanship and performance.
  • Ensure product quality and reliability in a highly regulated financial environment.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience.
  • At least 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams.
  • Experience leading teams that build and ship customer-facing products at scale.
  • Strong technical judgment regarding architecture, tradeoffs, and execution.
  • Experience working on complex distributed systems, backend services, or full-stack consumer products.
  • Track record of driving cross-functional initiatives from concept through launch.
  • Experience coaching and developing engineers through feedback, performance management, and career growth.
  • Experience in fintech, banking, credit cards, payments, lending, or other highly regulated domains (preferred).

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