Senior Software Engineer

Robinhood

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Salary: $213,512–$230,000 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $190k

This role $222k

$148k most similar roles pay here $239k

This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$215,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $222k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

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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 78 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $187,000–$220,000 across 77 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

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Join our team as a Senior Software Engineer in Menlo Park, where you will design and develop complex backend services, APIs, and data models that power core product functionality. You will own end-to-end components, including requirements definition, architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement, while driving cross-functional collaboration to deliver large-scale features and system integrations. Utilize Java, Kotlin, GoLang, Python, or Scala with backend service frameworks, RESTful and RPC APIs, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, DynamoDB, distributed systems frameworks, observability tools, and automated testing frameworks. Ensure high reliability, performance, and scalability of backend systems through secure design and implementation, while leading incident response and remediation efforts to maintain service stability and availability.

Skills

Java Kotlin GoLang Python Scala PostgreSQL MySQL Redis DynamoDB RESTful APIs RPC APIs Automated testing frameworks Observability tools Distributed systems frameworks

What you'll do

Design and maintain complex backend services, APIs, and data models.
Own end-to-end development of backend components from requirements to deployment.
Drive cross-functional collaboration for large product features and system integrations.
Improve backend reliability, performance, and scalability using distributed systems practices.
Lead incident response and root cause analysis for backend service stability.
Define monitoring strategies using logs, metrics, and traces to meet service objectives.
Ensure backend systems comply with security, privacy, and compliance requirements.

What we're looking for

5 years of experience in software engineering or related field.
Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, GoLang, Python, or Scala.
Experience with backend service frameworks and RESTful/RPC APIs.
Expertise in PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, or DynamoDB databases.
Knowledge of distributed systems and observability tools (logs, metrics).
Ability to lead incident response and root cause analysis efforts.

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