This role pays more than
61%
of similar roles. Most pay
$137,700–$208,825
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$180k
versus about
$173k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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.
Software Engineer, Cryptography joins the Cryptographic Services & Infrastructure team to secure and manage cryptographic keys while enabling internal engineering teams to safely utilize encryption and decryption capabilities. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining production services and infrastructure for key management. A primary focus is architecting and scaling a new in-house card-processing environment to protect sensitive financial, tax, and card data. Day-to-day responsibilities include writing clean production code, developing operational tooling across software and security controls, and participating in an on-call rotation to ensure high availability. Candidates should be proficient in at least one modern programming language such as Python, Go, Java, C#, or C++. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, infrastructure, and core cryptographic concepts like symmetric encryption or public/private key pairs within a regulated financial data environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.
Key Management Systems
Data Encryption
Zero Trust
Authentication
Authorization
Incident Response
Threat Modeling
Security Architecture
Secure Token Service
Certificate Management
Transport Security
Secret Management
Data Loss Prevention
Scalable Systems