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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
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As a Staff iOS Engineer on the Trading Tools team, you will serve as the technical lead for mobile, owning the architecture and quality of execution for high-volume surfaces including stock detail pages, advanced charts, trading ladders, and portfolios. You will design and build high-performance interfaces that handle real-time market data and complex portfolio views while integrating AI-driven capabilities into core trading workflows. Your day-to-day involves building modular, extensible mobile architectures, driving cross-platform consistency with Android, and mentoring engineers. You will utilize Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI to solve complex technical challenges. This role addresses the business problem of providing pro-grade trading experiences on mobile by improving application performance, real-time data handling, and observability for active investors navigating complex financial markets.
Set the technical vision for mobile across both iOS and Android platforms.
Own the architecture for core surfaces including stock details, advanced charts, and portfolios.
Build a modular, extensible mobile architecture with self-contained components for independent team shipping.
Drive cross-platform consistency regarding architecture, data contracts, and feature parity.
Improve application performance, real-time data handling, and release stability for trading workflows.
Lead the integration of AI-driven capabilities into core trading and research workflows.
Lead technical planning, system design reviews, and incident resolution for high-stakes features.
Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical feedback to define engineering standards.
What we're looking for
8+ years of professional experience developing iOS applications.
Extensive experience building and maintaining large-scale apps with Swift and modern iOS frameworks like UIKit and SwiftUI.
Proven experience owning the technical direction of a product area or platform.
Experience designing mobile systems with clear architecture patterns and scalable component design for data-intensive or real-time use cases.
Track record of leading technical initiatives across multiple teams or platforms.
Strong working knowledge of Android development principles.
Experience with financial platforms, trading systems, or real-time market data products (preferred).
Experience with server-driven UI, embedded web or React Native surfaces, live audio/video streaming, or building LLM-powered product features (preferred).
Swift
SwiftUI
iOS
React Native
Combine
async-await
MVVM
MVI
CI/CD
Core ML
GraphQL
Bluetooth Low Energy
Mobile APIs
Crash Analytics
Performance Monitoring
Modularization
Release Management