Robinhood

Robinhood

Software Engineer, Web3 Backend

Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY · Mid

Sponsorship not specified$166k-$195kDetected 8 days ago
PythonJavaGoBackend DevelopmentSpark

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59Sponsors, lottery-bound
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

  • 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.
  • If you're ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, test, and deploy scalable backend services and infrastructure across Robinhood Wallet, Tokenization, and Web3 platform systems, with correctness and auditability as hard requirements.
  • Build the connective tissue between traditional market infrastructure (brokerage, ledgers, corporate actions) and on-chain systems, including smart contract integrations, chain indexers, and DEX trade flows.
  • Develop product-facing features and platform enhancements that meet strict correctness and scalability standards.
  • Identify and implement improvements to system performance, engineering productivity, and risk reduction.
  • Collaborate closely with product, compliance, client, platform teams, and external partners to deliver impactful technical solutions.
  • If our mission energizes you and you're ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.
  • AI Usage Disclosure: Robinhood uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our recruiting process.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in software development.
  • Expertise in backend development using languages such as Go, Python, or Java, with a solid grasp of cloud-native architectures.
  • Strong ownership mindset, with a track record of delivering high-quality projects end to end in cross-functional environments and raising team-wide technical standards.
  • Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces
  • Strong grasp of system design, data modeling, and software engineering fundamentals.
  • Care for correctness-critical systems-idempotency, reconciliation, and reasoning carefully about failure modes when money is at stake.
  • Proven ability to simplify complex problems, make sound tradeoffs, and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.
  • Interest in blockchain fundamentals-EVM, smart contracts, wallets, on-chain settlement-or a strong appetite to go deep quickly.

Compensation

  • $166,000 - $195,000 USD
  • $147,000 - $172,000 USD
  • $130,000 - $152,000 USD
  • Base Pay Range:

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!
  • In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits.
  • Base pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands.

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.
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