Staff Web Engineer
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
Lead web performance across the Legend trading platform, focusing on JavaScript internals, browser rendering pipelines, real-time data handling, and high-frequency UI optimization for active traders.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience building web applications with performance as a core requirement.
- Deep expertise in JavaScript and TypeScript, including engine internals, memory management, and garbage collection behavior.
- Hands-on experience profiling and optimizing browser rendering pipelines, including layout, paint, and compositing, and diagnosing jank, long tasks, and main-thread contention.
- Proven ability to build and optimize high-frequency, real-time UI that renders streaming data while maintaining a consistent frame rate.
- Fluency with performance tooling and measurement such as Chrome DevTools, Performance/Lighthouse, flame charts, and Core Web Vitals.
Responsibilities
- Lead web performance across Legend by profiling, diagnosing, and shipping measurable improvements to speed, responsiveness, and runtime efficiency platform-wide.
- Go deep on JavaScript internals, browser rendering pipelines, and real-time data handling to deliver a best-in-class experience for active traders.
- Build and optimize high-frequency, real-time UI components that handle streaming market data while maintaining a stable frame rate.
- Establish performance benchmarks and monitoring systems that create a repeatable standard for the team.
- Drive a performance-first culture through code reviews, technical documentation, and engineering standards.
- Contribute to end-to-end feature development across Legend's core trading surfaces.
- Partner with product, design, and backend engineers to deliver polished, reliable experiences at scale.
- Participate in roadmap planning and help scope technical work while balancing feature delivery with platform health.
Benefits
- Challenging high-impact work to grow your career.
- Performance-driven compensation with bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
- Health insurance coverage for employees and dependents.
- Flexible lifestyle wallet for wellness, learning, and more.
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits.
- Paid time off, holidays, sick time, and parental leave.
- Catered meals, events, and comfortable office workspaces.
