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
The Robinhood Cryptography Team is charted for building and maintaining the critical cryptographic primitives and infrastructures that ensure the security and integrity of Robinhood’s platform. This includes Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), encryption, secrets management, and other foundational cryptographic systems. The team at Robinhood is focused on crafting robust, secure cryptographic solutions that support the company's rapid user and feature growth. These solutions are designed to align with the highest SLAs and require minimal operational overhead. By enabling secure transactions, protecting critical data, and ensuring compliance with evolving security standards, the Cryptography Team plays a pivotal role in safeguarding Robinhood’s ecosystem and enhancing user trust.
The role is located in the office location(s) listed on this job description which will align with our in-office working environment. Please connect with your recruiter for more information regarding our in-office philosophy and expectations.
What you’ll do
- Build scalable systems and components, making the right tradeoffs to account for stability and long-term maintainability.
- Design, write, test, and release critical technical solutions with high engineering rigor.
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams and deliver large-scope technical quality projects
- Mentor junior developers on the team and lead project of large complexity
- Find opportunities to improve system performance, team efficiency, and minimize risks
What you bring
- 5+ years of software development experience.
- 3+ years experience writing low latency, large scale distributed systems.
- Proficiency in Go or Python, with exceptional technical grasp with problem-solving and production debugging skills.
- Strong ownership and experience building and operating high-scale, distributed systems across the full software lifecycle.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and across engineering teams.
- Expertise with cloud-native platforms, container and orchestration technologies (e.g., AWS, Kubernetes, gRPC, Kalfa).
- Experience with cryptographic protocols and frameworks (TLS, PKI, JWT, etc.) is preferred.
- Experience mentoring junior developers and leading the team technically on new initiatives and system improvement.
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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. This role is also eligible to participate in a Robinhood bonus plan and Robinhood’s equity plan.
Toronto, ON
$145,000—$170,000 CAD
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.
