Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Networking

Robinhood

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Bellevue, WA
Salary
$196,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted
51 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $171k
This role $213k
$107k most similar roles pay here $243k

This role pays more than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$196,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $213k versus about $171k 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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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Networking

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Networking joins the Cloud Networking team to build scalable, secure, and reliable networking infrastructure powering communication across all company services. Working within the Network Service Discovery and Communication team, you will design and evolve a foundational platform for large-scale services by managing traffic management, service discovery, and resilient service-to-service communication. You will lead technical strategy for multi-tenant EKS environments, manage Istio service mesh topologies including mTLS and rate limiting, and define standards for HTTP/REST and gRPC APIs. The role requires expertise in AWS networking fundamentals, Kubernetes, and Terraform for Infrastructure as Code. You will build automation tools and paved roads using Python and Golang to improve developer productivity. This position solves critical infrastructure challenges by ensuring secure, performant, and transparent networking capabilities across a complex microservices architecture.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead technical strategy for platform networking, traffic management, and service communication across multi-cluster EKS environments.
  • Design and operate resilient Istio service mesh topologies including mTLS, traffic policies, and rate limiting.
  • Define and implement platform standards for HTTP/REST and gRPC APIs, including versioning and performance baselines.
  • Build automation tools and paved roads in Python and Go to improve developer productivity and release velocity.
  • Create and maintain Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code modules for secure and scalable infrastructure changes.
  • Partner with security and networking teams to deliver solutions for identity, encryption, and zero-downtime migrations.
  • Provide technical leadership by driving roadmaps, setting success metrics, and mentoring senior engineers.

What we're looking for

  • Experience with AWS network communication fundamentals including VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, NLB/ALB, PrivateLink, NAT, and DNS.
  • Strong understanding of Kubernetes (K8s) and AWS EKS operations at scale.
  • Strong understanding of Istio service mesh and Envoy experience is a plus.
  • Proficiency in programming and scripting with Python and Golang.
  • Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
  • Expertise in HTTP/REST and gRPC protocol fundamentals, including performance and reliability.
  • Exceptional traffic communication troubleshooting skills across L3–L7, including packet capture and telemetry analysis.
  • Strong leadership skills to manage project lifecycles, stakeholder alignment, and technical roadmaps.

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