Software Engineer, Wallet

Robinhood

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Menlo Park, CANew York, NY
Salary
$166,000–$195,000 / yr
Posted
36 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $190k
This role $180k
$133k most similar roles pay here $240k

This role pays less than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $150,987–$229,612 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $180k 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 35 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $196,000–$230,000 across 35 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Wallet

As a Software Engineer, you will join the Robinhood Wallet team to build backend services, infrastructure, and data systems that support decentralized products. You will design scalable architectures and develop features to provide secure trading experiences for cryptocurrencies, tokenized stocks, and perpetual futures. The role involves maintaining high-quality codebases while collaborating with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to improve system performance and risk reduction. To succeed, you must possess at least two years of experience in software development with expertise in Go, Python, or Java and a deep understanding of cloud-native architectures. You will apply skills in system design and data modeling to solve complex problems within the intersection of traditional finance and web3. Preferred experience includes working with DeFi protocols, EVM blockchains, and smart contracts to manage digital assets.

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What you'll do

  • Design, build, test, and deploy scalable backend services for Robinhood Wallet products.
  • Develop product-facing features and platform enhancements that meet strict correctness and scalability standards.
  • Build infrastructure and data systems to support cryptocurrency and tokenized stock trading.
  • Identify and implement improvements to system performance, engineering productivity, and risk reduction.
  • Design scalable architectures and maintain high-quality codebases for global users.
  • Guide key technical decisions and raise team-wide engineering standards.
  • Deliver reliable technical solutions by collaborating with product managers, designers, and external vendors.

What we're looking for

  • At least 2 years of experience in software development.
  • Expertise in backend development using Go, Python, or Java.
  • Deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures.
  • Strong grasp of system design, data modeling, and software engineering fundamentals.
  • Proven ability to simplify complex problems and drive alignment across product, engineering, and design teams.
  • Track record of delivering end-to-end products and raising team-wide technical standards.
  • Experience working for a DeFi protocol, crypto wallet company, or blockchain-related company is preferred.
  • Familiarity with EVM blockchains and smart contracts is preferred.

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