Staff Android Engineer

Robinhood

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Menlo Park, CA
Salary
$230,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted
30 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $212k
This role $250k
$154k most similar roles pay here $282k

This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $185,300–$238,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $250k versus about $212k 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.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Android Engineer

As a Staff Android Engineer on the Trading Products team, you will define and drive the technical direction for mobile experiences within a complex trading ecosystem. You will lead ambiguous initiatives from initial strategy through architecture, implementation, and long-term evolution while collaborating with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to shape roadmaps. Your daily work involves building reliable systems using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Flow, RxJava, Retrofit, and Room. You will also establish engineering standards, mentor other engineers, and manage architectural trade-offs for high-impact products. The role focuses on solving the challenge of making sophisticated trading tools feel fast, intuitive, and dependable for users. You must possess deep expertise in Android SDK fundamentals and MVVM patterns to ensure quality and scalability across multiple projects while improving overall developer velocity and craftsmanship.

What you'll do

  • Define and drive technical direction for Android features using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern APIs.
  • Lead complex initiatives from initial product strategy through architecture, implementation, and long-term evolution.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to shape roadmaps and influence product decisions.
  • Establish engineering standards and architecture patterns to improve quality, scalability, and developer velocity.
  • Act as a technical leader by mentoring engineers and conducting design reviews.
  • Resolve critical technical blockers and unblock decision-making processes for the team.
  • Build high-quality mobile systems that ensure fast, intuitive, and reliable trading experiences.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of professional experience developing Android applications.
  • Experience leading large-scale or technically complex mobile initiatives.
  • Deep proficiency with Kotlin and/or Java.
  • Strong expertise in Android SDK fundamentals and architecture patterns like MVVM.
  • Strong experience with Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Flow, RxJava, Retrofit, and Room.
  • Demonstrated track record of leading through ambiguity and mentoring senior engineers.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills to influence cross-functional partners.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

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