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Staff iOS Engineer, Trading Tools

Robinhood· Brokerage Engineering
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New York, NY$230k - $270kfull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Staff iOS Engineer leading mobile architecture and technical direction for the Trading Tools team, focusing on high-performance, real-time trading interfaces and AI-driven capabilities for pro-grade mobile experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Set the technical vision for mobile across both iOS and Android, and own the quality of execution on both while remaining hands-on in iOS to solve complex technical challenges
  • Own the architecture of a scalable iOS application supporting core surfaces including stock detail, advanced charts, trading ladder, watchlists, and portfolio
  • Build a modular, extensible mobile architecture with self-contained components so cross-functional teams can build, test, and ship independently
  • Drive cross-platform consistency by aligning iOS and Android on architecture, data contracts, feature parity, and release sequencing
  • Improve application performance, real-time data handling, observability, and release stability across core trading workflows (including rendering, launch time, and page-load time)
  • Evolve charting and research experiences tailored for active traders
  • Lead the integration of AI-driven capabilities into core trading, research, and portfolio workflows on mobile
  • Lead technical planning and guide system design reviews, implementation discussions, and incident resolution for high-stakes trading features
  • Partner with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and data teams to run experiments and drive product release decisions
  • Mentor iOS and Android engineers through code reviews, technical feedback, and structured development support, helping senior engineers expand toward staff-level scope while defining engineering standards and documentation
  • Influence mobile platform direction beyond the team by collaborating with adjacent organizations and company-wide initiatives

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of professional experience developing iOS applications, including extensive experience building and maintaining large-scale apps with Swift and modern iOS frameworks (UIKit, SwiftUI)
  • Proven experience owning the technical direction of a product area or platform
  • Experience designing mobile systems with clear architecture patterns, scalable component design, and maintainable testing strategies for data-intensive or real-time use cases
  • Track record of leading technical initiatives across multiple teams or platforms, balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform improvements
  • Strong working knowledge of Android development principles to set technical direction and collaborate effectively with Android engineers
  • Demonstrated capability to collaborate with product, design, backend, and infrastructure partners to deliver customer-focused technical solutions
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex trading concepts into intuitive mobile experiences
  • History of mentoring engineers and fostering engineering excellence
  • Nice to have: experience with financial platforms, trading systems, or real-time market data products
  • Nice to have: experience with server-driven UI, embedded web or React Native surfaces, live audio/video streaming, or building LLM-powered product features

Skills

Required:iOS development (Swift)UIKit & SwiftUIAndroid collaborationSystem design & architectureCross-functional leadership

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
  • Top Tier benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
  • Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund that gives eligible US employees the opportunity to invest in a private employee fund that provides exposure to Robinhood Ventures funds
  • Access to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee, technical or not
  • 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 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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