Software Engineer

Robinhood

Hybrid Actively hiring Posted today Verified listing

Menlo Park, CA Posted 1 day ago $161,637–$195,000 / year

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This role pays less than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $142,450–$213,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $178k versus about $178k 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

As a Software Engineer at Menlo Park, you will join a team of sharp problem-solvers to design and develop backend services, APIs, and data models that power core product functionality. Your day-to-day responsibilities include building distributed systems for business-critical workflows, collaborating with cross-functional teams on end-to-end features, and ensuring system reliability through continuous improvement and monitoring. You will use Java, Kotlin, GoLang, Python, or Scala alongside backend service frameworks, RESTful APIs, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, DynamoDB, and logging tools to create scalable solutions for a large-scale product area. Additionally, you must participate in code reviews, on-call rotations, and incident response to maintain high standards of engineering excellence and system stability.

Skills

Java Kotlin GoLang Python Scala PostgreSQL MySQL Redis DynamoDB RESTful APIs Distributed systems Logging and monitoring tools Automated testing frameworks

What you'll do

Design and develop backend services, APIs, and data models for core product functionality.
Build and maintain distributed systems to support business-critical workflows and integrations.
Own the full lifecycle of backend components from requirements definition through continuous improvement.
Improve system reliability by identifying bottlenecks and applying best practices in distributed systems.
Write high-quality code and participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical evaluations.
Monitor production systems using logs, metrics, and traces to ensure service stability and availability.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 3 years of relevant experience.
Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, GoLang, Python, or Scala.
Experience with backend service frameworks and RESTful APIs.
Knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, or DynamoDB databases.
Expertise in building and maintaining distributed systems.
Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools, automated testing frameworks.
Commitment to system security, privacy, and compliance standards.

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