Staff Software Engineer, Streaming Infrastructure

Robinhood

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Bellevue, WA
Salary
$230,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted
61 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $178,318–$232,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $250k versus about $205k 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 81 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $187,000–$220,000 across 81 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Streaming Infrastructure

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Streaming Platform team, you will design and develop distributed systems to support real-time data streaming across Robinhood’s products. Your daily tasks include building scalable platforms for event processing using technologies like Kafka, Flink, and Debezium, ensuring high reliability and performance. You’ll collaborate with various teams to enhance developer experience by creating tools and documentation that streamline internal workflows. With a strong background in distributed systems and platform engineering, you will mentor junior engineers and contribute to long-term technical strategy, driving innovation in financial product development at scale.

What you'll do

  • Design and operate distributed data streaming platforms handling billions of events daily.
  • Develop secure, performant systems using Kafka, Flink, and Debezium for real-time event processing.
  • Build tools and documentation to enhance the developer experience internally.
  • Mentor engineers in architectural decisions and long-term technical strategy.
  • Collaborate with product, infrastructure, data, and ML teams to scale platforms.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including building distributed systems at scale.
  • Proficient in Kafka, Flink, and Debezium for developing secure, performant, and reliable data streaming platforms.
  • Strong background in designing event-driven architectures and stream processing systems.
  • Passionate about platform engineering and creating empowering experiences for internal developers.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work across technical teams.

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