Robinhood was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood is lowering barriers and providing greater access to financial information. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in.
As we continue to build...
We’re seeking curious, growth minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures and systems; playing a key-role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.
About the team + roleThe Load and Fault team at Robinhood, builds out a platform that empowers all of engineering at Robinhood. Using live market data, engineers are able to truly simulate the load on the products they develop. With a complex and distributed system, engineers can test the capacity, the load it can handle, and ensure their products remain reliable for the future!
We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer, with proven experience in the infrastructure domain, to join the team and help design large-scale systems, making the right tradeoffs for risk and long-term maintainability of Load and Fault Engineering at Robinhood.
What you’ll doDesign large-scale systems within the team, making the right tradeoffs for risk and long-term maintainabilitySet up and drive technical directions of projects while also driving long term vision and strategySupporting core backend systems for the team and helping build out new greenfield initiativesPartner cross functionally to ensure teams are set up for success in regards to their testing and use of the product Ensure maintaining resiliency for services with high trafficMentor and up-level the teamWhat you bring 5+ years of experience building and leading the design and implementation of critical infrastructure systems and services in a microservices architectureExperience working on Kubernetes and familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) Exposure with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or BuildkiteExposure to load and scale testing platforms and functional testing in staging or pre-production environmentsPassion for building solutions to counter significant challenges related to scalability Familiarity with storage and caching systems like postgres, redis and dynamodbPassion in mentoring other engineers and improving the engineering craftsmanship!Our team is here to enable an inclusive and welcoming interview experience for all candidates. If you need additional assistance throughout the interview process related to a physical or mental condition, or if there is something our team can do to enable a more accessible experience at any time, please notify our team by completing this Applicant Accommodation Form.
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. The expected salary range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. This role is also eligible to participate in a Robinhood bonus plan and Robinhood’s equity plan. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.
Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC)$217,000—$255,000 USDZone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL)$190,000—$224,000 USDZone 3 (Lake Mary, FL)$169,000—$199,000 USDClick here to learn more about Robinhood’s Benefits.
We’re looking for more growth-minded and collaborative people to be a part of our journey in democratizing finance for all. If you’re ready to give 100% in helping us achieve our mission—we’d love to have you apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Robinhood, we're looking for people invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.
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