Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Robinhood
Distributed Systems
Software Engineer, Backend
Robinhood
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Menlo Park • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $157,000 - $185,000 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
Tech Stack
AWSGoKafkaKubernetesPostgresPythonRedis
About the role
- Build and own backend services, infrastructure, and data that power core financial products at Robinhood
- Build scalable systems and components, making the right tradeoffs to account for stability and long-term maintainability
- Design, write, test, and release platform or product-facing features with stringent correctness and scalability requirements
- Identify opportunities to improve system performance, team productivity, and reduce risk
- Collaborate closely and effectively with cross-functional partners, client teams, and vendors
- Work on teams serving Brokerage, Futures, and Crypto products to introduce new trading features and deliver seamless trading experiences
Requirements
- 2+ years of software developer experience
- Track record of successfully collaborating with cross-functional teams and delivering large-scope technical projects, setting a high standard for code quality and code review processes
- Deeply understand the design, product, and backend development disciplines
- Experience with Go or Python
- Experience with Kafka and data streaming technologies
- Experience with handling/processing large amounts of data
- Familiarity with other parts of the team’s tech stack (Postgres, K8s, Redis, AWS or similar)
- Bonus Points: Experience at a fintech company or financial firm
Benefits
- In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits.
- Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards, which vary by region and entity.
- Applicant Accommodation available during the application or interview process upon request (Applicant Accommodation Form).
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Hard skills
GoPythonKafkadata streamingPostgresKubernetesRedisAWSbackend developmentcode quality
Soft skills
collaborationteam productivitycommunicationproblem-solvingcode reviewdesign understandingcross-functional teamworkrisk reductionscalability focustradeoff analysis