Robinhood
Senior Software Engineer, International
Toronto, Canada · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$166k-$195kDetected 13 hours ago
TypeScriptPythonGoReactRailsDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentNoSQLPostgreSQLMySQLRedisPlatform EngineeringRESTgRPCKafkaSparkAccessibilityTest AutomationCommunicationCollaboration
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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
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About the role
- If you're ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading.
Responsibilities
- Full Stack Architecture & Engineering: Develop and maintain high-quality frontend interfaces (React/TypeScript) and scale robust backend services (Go/Python)
- Global Product Launches: Own the technical delivery of critical international capabilities, including localized onboarding funnels, identity verification (KYC/AML), multi-currency funding rails, and region-specific trading experiences
- Growth and User Acquisition: Build and optimize high-leverage growth mechanisms, localized promotion engines, and user acquisition pipelines to accelerate international market adoption.
- implement comprehensive telemetry, automated testing, and participate in production on-call rotations
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Management, Product Design, Compliance, Legal, and Platform teams to translate jurisdictional requirements into elegant, user-centric technical solutions
- Backend & Distributed Systems: Strong experience building scalable distributed services in languages such as Go or Python, utilizing relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis), and working with event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka)
- Product Ownership: Proven track record of taking complex features from ambiguity through technical design, phased rollout, production validation, and post-launch maintenance
- API & Systems Design: Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, gRPC, service-oriented architectures, and microservice integration patterns
- Communication & Alignment: Clear, structured communication skills to articulate trade-offs, drive technical consensus across distributed teams, and align with non-technical stakeholders
Requirements
- Frontend Depth: Proficiency with modern frontend technologies and frameworks (e.g., React, TypeScript) with an emphasis on performance, accessibility, and state management
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
Skills
- Join us in building the future of finance.
- An estimated $124 trillion of assets will be inherited by younger generations in the next two decades.
- The largest transfer of wealth in human history.
- About the team + role
- Sharp problem-solvers.
- Builders who are wired to make an impact.
- Robinhood isn't a place for complacency, it's where ambitious people do the best work of their careers.
- Expectations are high, and so are the rewards.
Compensation
- $166,000 - $195,000 CAD
Benefits
- Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, and equity ownership
- Top tier benefits to fuel your work, including supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, and mental health support programs
- Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible employer-paid benefits spending account expenses beyond traditional benefits such as wellness, childcare, learning, and more.
- Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, paid volunteer time off, parental leave, and more!
- Monthly commuter stipend to help offset in-office commuting costs
Company info
- Our mission is to democratize finance for all.
- We're a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do.
- At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community.
Equal opportunity
- Robinhood provides equal opportunity for all applicants, offers reasonable accommodations upon request, and complies with applicable equal employment and privacy laws.
- The form should only be completed if you need a specific accommodation.
- Applicant Accommodation Form
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