Senior Software Engineer, Streaming Platform

Robinhood helps users invest in stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies through commission-free trading with no minimum account requirements.

Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026

United States
About Robinhood

Robinhood helps retail investors access financial markets through commission-free trading of stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies. With it, users can invest with no account minimums, earn rewards through retirement accounts with matching contributions, and access advanced trading tools. Robinhood democratizes investing by making financial markets accessible to everyone, not just wealthy investors.

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About the Role

Design, develop, and operate distributed systems for data pipelines and real-time event processing. Scale the streaming platform, improve reliability and developer experience, collaborate across product and data teams, build internal tools and documentation, and mentor engineers.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including distributed systems at scale
  • Experience with Kafka, Flink, and Debezium
  • Proficiency in event-driven architecture and stream processing systems
  • Passion for platform engineering and developer experience
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and operate distributed data streaming platforms that scale to billions of events per day
  • Develop secure, performant, and highly reliable systems using Kafka, Flink, and Debezium
  • Collaborate with product, infrastructure, data, and ML teams
  • Build tools and documentation for internal developers
  • Mentor engineers and guide architectural decisions

Benefits

  • Bonus programs
  • Equity ownership
  • 401(k) matching
  • Health insurance
  • Lifestyle wallet
  • Wellness, learning, life, disability, fertility, and mental health benefits
  • Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, and parental leave
  • Catered meals and office events