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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Robinhood· ENG Platforms
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Hybrid (Menlo Park, CA), Hybrid (New York, NY)$196k - $230kfull-timePosted 9mo ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer role at Robinhood focused on designing and building large-scale distributed backend systems for real-time trading, balances, and platform capabilities. Hybrid work model with offices in Menlo Park, CA and New York, NY requiring at least 3 days per week in-office.

Responsibilities

  • Build and evolve scalable backend systems, balancing performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
  • Design, implement, test, and release product-facing features with strict correctness and availability requirements.
  • Partner with frontend and data engineers to define and refine REST APIs that serve millions of customers.
  • Lead large, technically complex projects from design through execution.
  • Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and hands-on technical guidance.
  • Identify opportunities to improve system performance, developer productivity, and operational risk.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience.
  • 3+ years of experience building low-latency, large-scale distributed systems in production environments.
  • Experience designing and operating highly concurrent systems and well-structured REST APIs.
  • Demonstrated ownership of large projects with sustained impact on a system or team.
  • Strong technical judgment and the ability to prioritize work aligned with business and reliability goals.
  • Ability to break down complex problems and deliver practical, high-quality solutions.
  • Experience mentoring other engineers and contributing to technical direction on new initiatives.

Skills

Required:Software developmentDistributed systemsREST APIs
Nice to have:Mentoring

Benefits

  • Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
  • Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
  • Best in class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
  • Lifestyle wallet — a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
  • Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
  • Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more
  • Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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