Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Robinhood

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Menlo Park, CANew York, NY
Salary
$196,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted
14 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $174k
This role $213k
$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$198,900 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $213k versus about $174k 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 · Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience

As a Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience (DevX), you will join the team responsible for building and operating core developer infrastructure to ensure development is fast, reliable, and cost-efficient. You will manage and optimize monorepo builds using Bazel, own the remote build execution cluster, and scale CI pipelines to support thousands of daily builds while managing GitHub configurations and pre-merge checks. Additionally, you will improve onboarding experiences and provide remote development environments to minimize friction for engineers. The role requires proficiency in Go or Python, experience with distributed or remote build execution systems, and a solid understanding of containerization and orchestration using Kubernetes. You will solve technical challenges related to developer productivity and engineering workflows by building scalable infrastructure that supports the entire engineering organization's ability to code, test, and deploy effectively.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage and optimize monorepo builds using Bazel to ensure fast and stable feedback loops.
  • Own and manage the remote build execution cluster powering the company's build systems.
  • Scale CI pipelines to support thousands of daily builds with a focus on speed and reliability.
  • Manage GitHub repository configurations, pre-merge checks, and automated test executions.
  • Improve the developer onboarding experience to reduce time-to-first-commit for new engineers.
  • Provide and maintain remote development environments to accelerate local coding workflows.
  • Develop and maintain internal tools and infrastructure using Go or Python.

What we're looking for

  • Experience building and maintaining developer infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, or large-scale build systems like Bazel.
  • Proficiency in writing clean, maintainable code in Go or Python.
  • Experience with distributed or remote build execution systems.
  • Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration using Kubernetes.
  • Strong problem-solving skills focused on improving developer productivity and engineering workflows.

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