Senior Software Engineer, Trump Accounts
Robinhood helps users invest in stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies through commission-free trading with no minimum account requirements.
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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
You will build and evolve scalable backend systems for Trump Accounts, designing and releasing product-facing features with strict correctness and availability needs. You will define REST APIs with frontend and data engineers, lead large projects, mentor junior engineers, and improve performance and operational risk. The role is hybrid in Menlo Park or New York, at least 3 days per week, restricted to US citizens or lawful permanent residents.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- 3+ years building low-latency, large-scale distributed systems
- Experience designing highly concurrent systems and REST APIs
- Ownership of large projects
- Strong technical judgment
- Ability to break down complex problems
- Experience mentoring engineers
- US citizen or lawful permanent resident
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve scalable backend systems
- Design, implement, test and release product-facing features
- Define and refine REST APIs with frontend and data engineers
- Lead large, technically complex projects
- Mentor junior engineers
- Improve system performance, developer productivity and operational risk
Benefits
- Bonus programs
- Equity ownership
- 401(k) matching
- 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Lifestyle wallet
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Fertility benefits
- Mental health benefits
- Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave
- Catered meals and events