Staff Software Engineer

Overview

In this role you will shape the architectural vision for a high-velocity, cloud-based exchange platform underpinning Robinhood’s global expansion. You’ll lead modernization of core services, drive scalable, low-latency infrastructure, and align cross-org teams to deliver resilient systems. You’ll mentor engineers, steward engineering standards, and own critical initiatives that balance speed, reliability, and cost. This is a hands-on, impact-focused opportunity at the intersection of finance and cutting-edge tech.

Pay / Benefits

• performance-driven compensation with multipliers
• equity ownership
• supplemental health and mental health support
• access to AI tools and AI skill-building
• Lifestyle wallet for flexible benefits
• paid time off, holidays, parental leave, volunteering time

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term architectural vision for high-availability, low-latency cloud platforms
• Lead multi-quarter modernization of foundational services into containerized cloud environments
• Direct technical alignment and distributed architecture bridging Bitstamp and Robinhood infrastructures
• Reduce operational toil and technical debt with self-healing systems and automation
• Take end-to-end ownership of ambiguous, high-impact initiatives
• Mentor senior engineers and establish engineering best practices
• Act as senior escalation point for incidents and lead post-mortems to ensure platform integrity

Key requirements

• 8+ years in backend and distributed systems engineering with staff-level or technical leadership experience
• Deep expertise in containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Aurora, DynamoDB)
• Strong understanding of high-concurrency, low-latency architectures and event-driven systems
• Proven ability to take problems from inception to production with measurable business impact
• Excellent cross-functional communication to align stakeholders across geographies
• Pragmatic, systems-thinking approach balancing architecture with 24/7 operational realities

• cross-functional influence
• clear communication
• leadership and mentorship
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, Aurora, DynamoDB)

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