Senior Engineering Manager
Robinhood is a financial services company on a mission to democratize finance for all. They offer a platform for commission-free investing in stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies, as well as retirement accounts. The company provides educational resources and financial news to empower users to make informed investment decisions.
About Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Founded by Stanford roommates Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev, Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) aims to provide everyone with access to financial markets, not just the wealthy. The company introduced commission-free trading, revolutionizing the industry. In the U.S., Robinhood offers investing through Robinhood Financial LLC, crypto trading via Robinhood Crypto, LLC, and spending/rewards cards through Robinhood Money, LLC and Robinhood Credit, Inc. They have expanded internationally, offering stock trading in the UK through Robinhood U.K. Ltd. and crypto trading in the EU via Robinhood Europe, UAB. Robinhood also provides educational content through Robinhood Learn and financial news via Sherwood Media, LLC, supporting a new generation of investors with user-friendly products.
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About the Role
You will lead a team of engineers responsible for designing building and maintaining core retirement and account platform services. You will guide technical direction, support career development planning, and ensure delivery of high quality systems that meet performance, reliability, and regulatory standards. You will play a key part in improving how customers manage their accounts and retirement products at scale. This role is based in our New York, NY office with in-person attendance five days per week.
Requirements
- 5+ years of leading engineering teams and managing direct reports
- Strong background in building and operating distributed systems at scale
- Ability to guide technical decisions and evaluate tradeoffs across system design options
- Experience working on financial systems, payments, or account-related platforms (preferred)
- Clear communication skills and ability to collaborate with product and design partners
- Greenfield Engineering Expertise: A proven track record of scaling early-stage systems from 0→1, combining deep technical execution with the agility needed to launch secure, user-friendly consumer applications under tight regulatory standards.
- This position is restricted to US citizens or lawful permanent residents.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support a team of engineers building retirement and account management systems
- Guide system design decisions to ensure reliability, scalability, and data accuracy
- Partner with product managers and designers to define technical solutions that meet customer needs
- Review and improve engineering processes to increase code quality and delivery speed
- Coach engineers through regular feedback, career development planning, and performance management
- Drive 0 to 1 Product Launch by owning the end to end development and architecture of the custom white label Trump Accounts platform building the initial front end experience and scalable infrastructure
Benefits
- 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Lifestyle wallet a flexible benefits spending account for wellness learning and more
- Employer paid life and disability insurance fertility benefits and mental health benefits
- Parental leave and time off including company holidays paid time off sick time
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals events and comfortable workspaces