Staff Software Engineer, Streaming Infrastructure

Robinhood

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Bellevue, WA
Salary
$230,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted
102 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $250k
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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $178,213–$233,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $250k versus about $206k 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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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Streaming Infrastructure

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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, secure, and reliable platforms using technologies like Kafka, Flink, and Debezium, while collaborating with various teams to enhance platform capabilities and developer experience. You’ll also mentor junior engineers and contribute to long-term technical strategy. This role requires 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, expertise in distributed systems, and a passion for creating robust streaming infrastructure at scale.

Skills

Kafka Flink Debezium Docker CI/CD Python Kubernetes PostgreSQL AWS Prometheus Grafana

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 developer experience across internal teams.
  • Mentor engineers in architectural decisions and long-term technical strategy.
  • Collaborate with product, infrastructure, data, and ML teams to scale the platform.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including distributed systems.
  • Expertise in Kafka, Flink, and Debezium for building scalable data streaming platforms.
  • Proficiency in designing event-driven architectures and stream processing systems.
  • Strong platform engineering skills to create developer-friendly experiences.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams on technical projects.

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