Staff Web Developer, Frontend Platform

Robinhood; Toronto; On-site; CAD 179,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking fintech company dedicated to democratizing finance for all. As a Frontend Platform developer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the web development experience, working on large-scale projects that empower your colleagues. This innovative firm values collaboration and growth, providing a platform for you to lead impactful projects. If you are passionate about building a best-in-class developer experience and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to contribute to a mission that is changing the financial landscape for everyone.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Software Development experience required.
• 6+ years with modern Web technologies is essential.
• Experience with Typescript, React, and NodeJS is a must.

Responsibilities

• Work across a large Bazel monorepo and client-server architecture.
• Ship libraries and frameworks to enhance developer velocity.
• Own platform-level projects from inception to launch.

Skills

Software Development

Web Technologies

Typescript

React

Next.js

NodeJS

Babel

Webpack

Bazel

Job description

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

The Frontend Platform Team is the driver for the vision of web development at Robinhood! Our team exists to deliver a healthy and resilient web platform at scale.

As a Frontend Platform developer team member, you’ll be working with colleagues that have a diverse set of skills, operating across large-scale horizontal projects that drive impact via leverage. This individual will help accelerate the burgeoning team that is building the Robinhood legend product! Your customers are Robinhood’s web developers who build out our product.

What you’ll do

• Effectively work across a large Bazel monorepo
• Work across client, server, architecture, and infrastructure that powers our customer-facing web products: Robinhood web app, and Robinhood Legend.
• Ship libraries, frameworks, and abstractions to materially accelerate our web developers’ velocity
• Accelerate developer workflows by optimizing local dev server, CI, and other tooling.
• Design frameworks and tools that empower other developers across teams
• Own and drive platform-level projects from inception to design and implementation to launch, being the leading expert in the organization

What you bring

• 8+ years of professional Software Development experience
• 6+ years of professional experience with modern Web technologies
• Obsessed with building a best-in-class developer experience
• A track record of successfully leading projects and delivering large scope technical projects at scale
• Constantly setting a high standard for code quality, advocating for best practices in testing, and improving code review processes
• Deeply understand broad engineering and product disciplines so that you can work effectively across functions and skill-sets
• Experience with Typescript, React, Next.js, NodeJS (Bonus if you have experience with Babel, Webpack, or Bazel)

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.

Salary and 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 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

$179,000 - $210,000 CAD

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

Apply for this job

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.