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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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Listed pay typically runs
$196,000–$230,000
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The Staff Software Engineer, DevX (Developer Infrastructure) joins the DevX team to build and operate core developer infrastructure. In this role, you will serve as a technical leader driving the strategy and execution of systems that thousands of engineers rely on daily. You will architect long-term roadmaps for build systems, CI pipelines, and remote development environments to ensure speed, safety, and reliability at scale. Your daily work involves building scalable infrastructure, standardizing build patterns, and mentoring other engineers to eliminate developer friction. You must possess deep expertise in modern build systems like Bazel, distributed build execution, and CI/CD at scale. Proficiency in Go or Python is required to build maintainable system software while solving complex problems related to engineering productivity and developer onboarding.
What does a Software Engineer earn in New York?
Median $216000 from 270 postings across 57 companies.
Architect the long-term technical strategy and roadmap for core developer infrastructure including CI, SCM, and development environments.
Build and maintain scalable infrastructure to handle increasing operational loads with a focus on speed and reliability.
Lead the strategy for developer onboarding and remote development environments to reduce time-to-first-commit.
Standardize build and CI patterns across engineering teams to eliminate developer friction.
Provide technical mentorship to engineers and conduct rigorous design reviews.
Establish best-practice operational guidelines for the developer infrastructure team.
What we're looking for
Extensive experience designing, scaling, and operating critical developer infrastructure or high-volume build and CI systems in production environments.
Deep expertise in modern build systems such as Bazel and distributed or remote build execution.
Strong understanding of CI/CD at scale.
Strong programming proficiency in Go or Python with a track record of building reliable, maintainable system software.
Proven ability to guide complex technical initiatives from conception to completion.
Strong communication and collaboration skills to advocate for tooling adoption and mentor other engineers.
Ability to work in-person in the New York City, NY office at least 3 days per week.
Kubernetes
Go
Java
C++
Distributed Systems
CNI
Envoy
Linux Kernel
eBPF
Multi-Cloud
Container Runtimes
GPU Scheduling
ML Infrastructure
Zero-Trust Networking