Backend Engineer, Tokenized Equities & On‑Chain Settlement

Robinhood; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Robinhood seeks a Software Engineer to own backend services enabling tokenized equities on the Robinhood Chain. You will handle issuance, custody, and on-chain settlement with strong focus on correctness and auditability.

You will ship product features and platform enhancements while connecting traditional market infrastructure to on-chain systems, including smart contracts and DEX trade flows. You’ll work with product, compliance, and platform teams to deliver impactful technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in software development.
• Expertise in backend development using languages such as Go, Python, or Java.
• Interest in blockchain fundamentals - EVM, smart contracts, wallets, on-chain settlement - or a strong appetite to go deep quickly.

Responsibilities

• Build and own backend services that mint, custody, and settle tokenized equities on Robinhood Chain.
• Design, build, test, and deploy backend services with correctness and auditability.
• Develop product-facing features and platform enhancements.
• Bridge traditional market infrastructure and on-chain systems, including smart contract integrations and DEX flows.
• Identify and implement improvements to performance, productivity, and risk reduction.
• Collaborate with product, compliance, client, and platform teams to deliver solutions.

Skills

System design

Data modeling

Software engineering fundamentals

Backend development

Go

Python

Java

Cloud-native architectures

Blockchain fundamentals

On-chain settlement

Ownership mindset

Tools

Go

Python

Java

Job description

Robinhood seeks a Software Engineer to own backend services enabling tokenized equities on the Robinhood Chain. You will handle issuance, custody, and on-chain settlement with strong focus on correctness and auditability.

You will ship product features and platform enhancements while connecting traditional market infrastructure to on-chain systems, including smart contracts and DEX trade flows. You’ll work with product, compliance, and platform teams to deliver impactful technical solutions.