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(s) + role(s)
Options Platform
The options platform team’s mission is to build and maintain the core infrastructure and APIs for trading and clearing options at Robinhood, ensuring a seamless and reliable experience for our users. Our goal is to build innovative products and maintain the systems that will make us the number one options trading brokerage for retail customers.
SMS Brokerage
The SMS (Stock Lending, Margin and Sweeps) Team is focused on building long term investment products that grow with the needs of our customers. Features owned by this team generate high revenue and any incremental changes to them will have a significant impact on our revenue streams. We are looking to revamp Stock Lending and Margin offerings based on User research and Market data.
Support Experience
Our team's mission is to provide world class support at scale. Robinhood's mission is to democratize finances for all and this team is the first line of defense when our customer have any issues or questions that could prevent them from investing with Robinhood. We help to ensure customers get the right support in a precise and timely manner. We use innovative solutions to help customers to address their issues. The team is at the forefront of buidling new technologies like generative AI support chatbots and large scale complex platforms.
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 platform or product-facing features with stringent correctness and scalability requirements
- Identify opportunities to improve system performance, team productivity, and reduce risk
- Collaborate closely and effectively with cross-functional partners, client teams, and vendors
What you bring
- 3+ years of software developer experience
- You have a track record of successfully collaborating with cross-functional teams and delivering large-scope technical projects, setting a high standard for code quality and code review processes
- You deeply understand the design, product, and backend development disciplines so that you can work effectively with them
- Experience with Go or Python
- Experience with Kafka and data streaming technologies
- Experience with handling/processing large amounts of data
- Familiarity with other parts of the team’s tech stack (Postgres, K8s, Redis, AWS or similar)
- Bonus Points: Experience at a fintech company or financial firm
Our team is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming interview experience for all candidates. If you require a specific accommodation during the application or interview process due to a physical or mental condition, please complete this Applicant Accommodation Form to notify our team. The form should only be completed if you need a specific accommodation.
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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.
Top Skills
What We Do
Robinhood was founded on a simple idea—that our financial markets should be accessible to all. In an industry where barriers have prevailed for too long, this hasn’t always been easy. We’re leveling the playing field by making trading more intuitive, more affordable, and more inclusive to ensure that everyone, regardless of wealth or industry knowledge, feels empowered to participate in the financial system.
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Why Work With Us
Robinhood looks to hire employees who embody a high-growth mindset, set ambitious goals, make decisions independently, and who show up as accountable. The work moves fast, and resilience is key. Maintaining grit, perseverance, and self-motivation are critical to an employee's success at Robinhood, but so is staying humble and sharing credit.
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