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Senior Software Engineer, Storage Platform

Robinhood· ENG Infrastructure
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Hybrid (Bellevue, WA)$196k - $230kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer role on the Storage Platform team building and operating the platform powering database access (Postgres/Aurora, DynamoDB, caching) with a focus on reliability, performance, and automation in Robinhood's Bellevue, WA office.

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship services that improve database reliability and performance, including connection pooling, query routing, and database access patterns
  • Implement automation that reduces manual work for operating databases and caching clusters at scale (provisioning, configuration changes, backups, and routine operations)
  • Improve observability for storage systems by adding metrics, logs, and alerts that help detect issues early and speed up incident response
  • Diagnose and resolve production issues across storage infrastructure, including latency regressions, capacity constraints, and availability events
  • Contribute to engineering standards for secure database connectivity (for example, encryption-in-transit) and safe usage guardrails

Qualifications

  • Strong experience building and operating backend or infrastructure systems in production environments
  • Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL and relational database concepts (schema design, indexing, query performance, replication fundamentals)
  • Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Go or Rust, with the ability to learn existing codebases quickly
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure and containers (AWS and Kubernetes preferred), plus hands-on operational skills (on-call, incident response, and post-incident follow-ups)
  • Familiarity with system observability practices and performance measurement (metrics, dashboards, logs, and tracing)

Skills

Required:Backend developmentPostgreSQL and relational databasesGo or RustCloud and containersObservability

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 Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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