Senior Software Engineer, Crypto Backends & DeFi

Hood L2; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 166,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Bonus programs

Top-tier benefits

Monthly commuter stipend

Job summary

Robinhood in Toronto is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and scale backend services and data systems powering crypto, web3, and wallet offerings. You will lead technical initiatives and ensure a robust trading experience for customers worldwide.

The role requires 5+ years in a fast-paced environment, with 3+ years in distributed crypto systems. Proficiency in Go or Python and strong leadership are essential. In-office presence is expected at least 3 days per week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience in a fast-paced environment.
• 3+ years of experience writing low-latency, large-scale distributed systems for crypto domains.
• Strong ownership and experience building and operating high-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable systems and components with focus on stability and long-term maintainability.
• Design, test, and release critical technical solutions with engineering rigor.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to deliver large-scale projects.
• Mentor junior developers and lead technically on new initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance and reduce risk.

Skills

Go

Python

Distributed systems

Low latency

Technical leadership

Job description

Robinhood in Toronto is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and scale backend services and data systems powering crypto, web3, and wallet offerings. You will lead technical initiatives and ensure a robust trading experience for customers worldwide.

The role requires 5+ years in a fast-paced environment, with 3+ years in distributed crypto systems. Proficiency in Go or Python and strong leadership are essential. In-office presence is expected at least 3 days per week.