Job Description

Robinhood is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead scaling efforts for their banking infrastructure, driving technical strategy and ensuring stability, scalability, and operational excellence. This role involves leading a pod of engineers, making critical infrastructure decisions, and building foundational systems for millions of users.

Responsibilities

• Lead scaling efforts for millions of customers
• Drive long-term technical strategy
• Determine infrastructure evolution
• Design solutions for mission-critical systems
• Implement best practices for load testing and deployments
• Drive stability and scalability across all layers
• Reduce operational friction
• Invest in developer experience
• Anticipate and address scaling bottlenecks

Requirements

• Career growth drive
• Leadership ability
• Hands-on leadership experience
• Success scaling high-availability infrastructure
• Breadth across infrastructure experience
• Ability to structure initiatives for impact
• Creativity in delivering cost-effective solutions
• Strong judgment under pressure
• Experience building fault-tolerant systems
• Ambition to grow into Senior Staff+ or management

Benefits

• No benefits