Software Engineer
Robinhood is a financial technology company dedicated to democratizing finance for all. They are seeking an exceptional Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful product features while ensuring system reliability and performance.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using established patterns and technologies
- Build and support backend systems that power product features and internal workflows
- Contribute to backend components across design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver end-to-end product features
- Support backend system reliability, performance, and scalability in production environments
- Write well tested code and participate in code reviews and technical discussions
- Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and remediation efforts under guidance
- Monitor and debug backend systems to identify and resolve issues
- Follow established backend engineering best practices for security, privacy, and compliance requirements
- Document APIs, data models, and system behavior to support maintainability and knowledge sharing
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or a related field (or foreign equivalent) and one year of experience in the job offered or related occupation
- Java, Python, GoLang, or Scala
- Security services and control frameworks
- Authentication, authorization, and encryption mechanisms
- Threat modeling tools
- Vulnerability scanning and security testing tools
- Monitoring and alerting tools
- Secure coding and compliance tooling
- Background checks required
Benefits
- 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
- In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits
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