Senior Staff Software Engineer, Robinhood
Service Discovery & Communication
$247-290k
+ Bonus plan + Equity plan
Office located in Menlo Park, CA
Commission-free stock trading platform
Job no longer available
Commission-free stock trading platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$247-290k
+ Bonus plan + Equity plan
Office located in Menlo Park, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- Proven understanding of Networking and Microservice Architecture and a familiarity with writing highly concurrent systems with load balancing techniques
- Have a strong technical grasp, excellent judgment on task prioritizations and expertise with a focus on reliability, scalability, and correctness
- You are able to tackle sophisticated engineering problems that deliver results which help the team to achieve its objectives
- You have a history of creating and applying new processes and tooling to increase engineering efficiency
- Passion in mentoring junior engineers and improving the engineering craftsmanship!
What the job involves
- As the Service Discovery and Communication team, we build and deploy the fundamental systems that enable this real-time, inter-service communication all while being highly-scaleable, robust and reliable
- We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer - Tech Lead to help build and lead from a very technical lens
- This engineer will have true ownership, continuing to innovate to delight our users
- You will act as a technical leader, systems architect, mentor, problem solver, coder and liaison to other engineering/product groups
- Create and drive the technical strategy, standards, and roadmap
- Design large scale, distributed systems within the team, making the right tradeoffs for risk and long-term maintainability
- Proactively identify and drive optimizations and improvements to the infrastructure and systems
- Be a hands-on contributor for critical projects on the roadmap
- Mentor and up-level the team
- Contribute to open source projects
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
For years, traditional brokers ruled the share trading realm, charging hefty fees that locked out everyday investors. Robinhood emerged as a disruptor, offering commission-free trading and opening the door to a new generation. Its innovative model thrives on premium features like increased buying power and extended trading hours, attracting a younger audience drawn to meme stocks like AMC and GameStop.
But Robinhood's not just about quick thrills. The company claims its mission lies in catering to "the unmet needs of the next generation," evidenced by its "Robinhood Retirement" launch, targeting gig-economy workers often excluded from financial planning. This commitment to accessibility aligns with its core values.
However, 2023 brought unexpected turbulence, as Robinhood became entangled in the FTX cryptocurrency exchange bankruptcy scandal when it emerged that the US Department of Justice seized hundreds of millions of dollars of the company's shares tied to FTX founder Bankman-Fried. Despite these challenges, Robinhood successfully bought back the missing stock, and its impact on democratizing finance remains undeniable.
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
39% female employees
-23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Feb 2021
$2.4bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jan 2021
$1bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $5.6bn
Company benefits
- Well-being - Premium medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Family & home life - Parental leave, personal prosperity benefits
- Comfort & care - Annual lifestyle stipend
- Office life - Catered meals and fully stocked kitchen, commuter benefits
- Growth - Education and training, community events, career mentorships
Company values
- Safety First: Robinhood is a safety-first company
- Participation is Power: At Robinhood, the rich don’t get a better deal
- Radical Customer Focus: We exist to make our customers happy
- First-Principles Thinking: We make bold bets and challenge the status quo
Company HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
Founders
Vlad Tenev
(Co-Founder)Studied Mathematics at Stanford University, where they met their fellow co-founder. Dropped out of a PhD to start Robinhood.
Baiju B.
(Co-Founder)Studied Mathematics and Physics at Stanford University, where they met their fellow co-founder.
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