This role pays more than
98%
of similar roles. Most pay
$144,350–$222,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$287k
versus about
$183k
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.
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure, you will join the Core Infrastructure team to build and evolve the foundational platform supporting 24/7 trading, crypto, and global expansion. You will own the architectural evolution of service mesh connectivity, compute platforms, and infrastructure provisioning. Day-to-day responsibilities include standardizing Istio and Envoy deployments, defining Kubernetes cluster lifecycle and scheduling strategies, and transforming Terraform into a scalable self-service platform. You will operate with source-level depth to resolve issues within Kubernetes API machinery, etcd, Envoy xDS, and Terraform providers. Required skills include deep expertise in Kubernetes internals, Istio or Envoy at the source code level, HTTP/2 and gRPC wire-level knowledge, and proficiency in Go or Python for infrastructure tooling. This role solves critical problems regarding engineering velocity, operational reliability, and multi-region scalability.
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