Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all.

Robinhood Markets was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood and its subsidiaries and affiliates are 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.

With growth as the top priority...

The business is 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 + role

Robinhood vision is to become the most trusted, lowest-cost, and most culturally relevant money app worldwide. You’ll be joining the Crypto Trading Team and will be tasked with designing, building, and maintaining the services that power and accelerate our crypto products, platforms, and operations, with the goal of building the world’s best crypto trading platform. The team is dedicated to pushing boundaries and constantly innovating to stay ahead in the fast-paced world of cryptocurrency. We are looking for a passionate and skilled team member to join us on this exciting journey.

What you’ll do day-to-day:

As the Tech Lead of Crypto Trading, you will act as a technical leader, systems architect, problem solver, coder and liaison to all engineering/product groups.

Crypto Tech Lead will be responsible for:Creating and driving the area’s technical strategy and roadmap based on broad and deep understanding of the crypto domain and horizontal platformsSetting technical standards and making strategic technology choicesProviding technical leadership via design reviews, project execution, and owning outcomes for the organizationUp-leveling the overall crypto product architecture and designsPartnering with product to define the vision of crypto trading productsGoing deep into technical areas with a hands-on approach to root-cause tough issuesContinuously improving the reliability and scalability of all services while holding the highest security standardsAdvancing the operational excellence, efficiency, and sustainability of all production servicesMentoring senior and junior engineers and up-leveling the engineering organizationMaking hard tradeoffs between taking on or paying down technical debt while maintaining forward progress on new products and featuresCollaborating with other tech leaders across the company to ensure that Robinhood’s overall technical direction is coherent, effective, and efficientRecruiting Staff+ engineers for Robinhood.About you:10+ years of software engineering experience3+ years technically leading large engineering organizations with multiple teamsStrong technical judgment and expertise with a focus on reliability, scalability, and correctnessExceptional communication, leadership, and influence skillsStrong partnership and cross-functional collaboration skillsAbility to quickly learn complicated business domains in a highly regulated spaceExperience with teams that work in a highly-collaborative fashion and focus on optimizing for customer valueBonus points:Python + Django/Golang/Postgres architecturesExperience with financial systems.Technologies we use:Python/Django, Golang as the main languages and frameworks of choice.PostgreSQL as our primary data store, Redis and Memcached as our caching layer.Kafka as our task queue.Deployed using Kubernetes in AWS Cloud.

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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 USD

Click here to learn more about available Benefits, which vary by region and Robinhood entity.

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.

Robinhood embraces a diversity of backgrounds and experiences and provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We are dedicated to building a company that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work (and work environment) will be for everyone. Additionally, Robinhood provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights. Please review the specific Robinhood Privacy Policy applicable to the country where you are applying.