Robinhood is a financial technology company dedicated to democratizing finance for all. They are seeking an exceptional Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful product features while ensuring system reliability and performance.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using established patterns and technologies
- Build and support backend systems that power product features and internal workflows
- Contribute to backend components across design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver end-to-end product features
- Support backend system reliability, performance, and scalability in production environments
- Write well tested code and participate in code reviews and technical discussions
- Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and remediation efforts under guidance
- Monitor and debug backend systems to identify and resolve issues
- Follow established backend engineering best practices for security, privacy, and compliance requirements
- Document APIs, data models, and system behavior to support maintainability and knowledge sharing
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or a related field (or foreign equivalent) and one year of experience in the job offered or related occupation
- Java, Python, GoLang, or Scala
- Security services and control frameworks
- Authentication, authorization, and encryption mechanisms
- Threat modeling tools
- Vulnerability scanning and security testing tools
- Monitoring and alerting tools
- Secure coding and compliance tooling
- Background checks required
Benefits
- Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
- Best in class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
- Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
- Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces
- In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits
Company Overview
Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell stocks, options, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies with zero commission. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.robinhood.com.