Software Developer, Cloud Networking

Robinhood; Toronto; On-site; CAD 124,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Toronto is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to their cloud network infrastructure. This role involves designing distributed systems and collaborating with teams to optimize performance. Candidates should have knowledge of Networking and Microservice Architecture. The expected base salary is between $124,000 and $145,000 CAD, alongside bonus opportunities and equity.

Benefits

Bonus opportunities

Equity options

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• Understanding of Networking and Microservice Architecture.
• Familiarity with writing highly concurrent systems.
• History of creating processes to increase engineering efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the technical strategy and standards.
• Design large scale, distributed systems.
• Collaborate with senior engineers.

Skills

Understanding of Networking and Microservice Architecture

Experience in traffic management platforms

Strong technical grasp

Problem-solving abilities

Experience with load balancing techniques

Tools

Go

Python

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Join us in building the future of finance.

Our mission is to democratize finance for all. An estimated $124 trillion of assets will be inherited by younger generations in the next two decades. The largest transfer of wealth in human history. If you’re ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading.

About the team + role

Robinhood’s products are powered by a multitude of powerful microservices working in unison. In order for these microservices to work, they need to be able to locate and communicate with each other. As the Cloud Networking team, we build and deploy the fundamental systems that enable this real-time, inter-service communication all while being highly-scaleable, robust and reliable!

The team builds with Go and Python as the main language and frameworks of choice with C++ being a bonus. We also use Envoy for load balancing and global routing, Unbound and CoreDNS as our DNS, and gRPC for inter-service communication. We also heavily utilize Kubernetes, AWS, service discovery and service mesh type systems.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to help from a technical lens. This engineer will have ownership, continuing to innovate to delight our users. You will act as a problem solver, coder and work with other leaders in the team.

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

• Contribute to and execute on the technical strategy, standards, and roadmap.
• Be a hands-on contributor for critical projects on the roadmap.
• Design large scale, distributed systems within the team, making the right tradeoffs for risk and long-term maintainability.
• Proactively identify and drive optimizations and improvements to the infrastructure and systems.
• Contribute to open source projects.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to design, build, and maintain the systems that power our cloud network infrastructure

What you bring

• Understanding of Networking and Microservice Architecture and a familiarity with writing highly concurrent systems with load balancing techniques.
• Experience in traffic management platforms and service mesh technologies like envoy, istio, linkerd, cilium, etc.
• Have a strong technical grasp, excellent judgment on task prioritizations and expertise with a focus on reliability, scalability, and correctness.
• You are able to tackle sophisticated engineering problems that deliver results which help the team to achieve its objectives.
• You have a history of creating and applying new processes and tooling to increase engineering efficiency.

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 thisApplicant Accommodation Form .

In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits.

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 base pay range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed.

Base Pay Range:

Toronto, ON

$124,000 - $145,000 CAD

Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards, which vary by region and entity.

If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.

Robinhood provides equal opportunity for all applicants, offers reasonable accommodations upon request, and complies with applicable equal employment and privacy laws. Inclusion is built into how we hire and work—welcoming different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences so everyone can do their best. Please review thePrivacy Policy for your country of application.

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