Staff Web Engineer

Robinhood

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Menlo Park, CANew York, NY
Salary: $230,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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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 67 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $187,000–$225,000 across 67 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Web Engineer

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As a Staff Web Engineer on the Robinhood Legend team, you will lead performance optimization efforts for our advanced desktop trading platform, ensuring it is the fastest and most responsive in its class. Your daily tasks include profiling and diagnosing JavaScript internals, browser rendering pipelines, and real-time data handling to enhance user experience. You’ll build high-frequency UI components that handle streaming market data efficiently, establish performance benchmarks, and drive a culture focused on continuous improvement through code reviews and documentation. This role requires deep expertise in JavaScript and TypeScript, hands-on experience with Chrome DevTools and similar tools, and a proven track record of delivering web applications where performance is critical.

Skills

JavaScript TypeScript Chrome DevTools Performance/Lighthouse Flame charts Core Web Vitals WebSockets Canvas Web Workers CI/CD

What you'll do

Lead initiatives to improve web performance across the Legend trading platform.
Profile and optimize JavaScript internals, browser rendering pipelines, and real-time data handling.
Build high-frequency UI components that handle streaming market data efficiently.
Establish and maintain performance benchmarks and monitoring systems for the team.
Drive a performance-first culture through code reviews and technical documentation.

What we're looking for

7+ years of experience building web applications with a focus on performance.
Deep expertise in JavaScript and TypeScript, including knowledge of engine internals.
Hands-on experience profiling and optimizing browser rendering pipelines and diagnosing jank.
Proven ability to build high-frequency real-time UI components that maintain frame rate.
Fluency with performance tooling such as Chrome DevTools and Lighthouse.

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