Backend Software Engineer (Web3)

Robinhood; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 140 000 - 210 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Robinhood is seeking a Software Engineer to design and implement backend services powering Wallet, Tokenization, and Web3 platforms. You will work across DeFi protocols and cross-chain integrations to enable real-time asset trading and settlement with strong emphasis on correctness and scalability.

The role focuses on building reliable, cloud-native systems using Go, Python, or Java, with collaboration across product, security, and operations teams to deliver world-class crypto experiences.

Qualificações

• Will design, build, and maintain backend services for wallet and DeFi layers.
• Experience with scalable data systems and reliability-critical infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures and system design principles.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, test, and deploy scalable backend services for Wallet, Tokenization, and Web3 platforms.
• Ensure correctness, auditability, and robust error handling in production systems.
• Collaborate with product, security, and partner teams to deliver impactful crypto features.

Conhecimentos

Backend development

Go/Python/Java

Cloud-native architectures

System design

Data modeling

On-chain / DeFi basics

Auditability

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Ferramentas

Kubernetes

Docker

Go

AWS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

• As a Software Engineer, you’ll build and own backend services, infrastructure, and data systems that support Robinhood’s next-generation crypto, web3, and wallet offerings
• You’ll develop innovative solutions to deliver a best-in-class trading experience for cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets—including perpetual futures—to customers worldwide, while solving complex scalability and correctness challenges in an environment where the systems you build move real customer assets continuously around the clock
• The Robinhood Wallet team’s mission is to Democratize access to financial services worldwide by leveraging DeFi protocols and Robinhood Chain. The team builds non-custodial consumer products, self-custody experiences, and seamless cross-chain trading capabilities
• The Tokenization team’s mission is to bring both public and private equity to be tradable 24/7 on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) across the Robinhood Chain
• Equity markets have been closed nights and weekends for a century; the team builds the connective tissue between traditional market infrastructure and on-chain systems—issuance, custody, and settlement—to change that
• The Robinhood Chain team designs and scales the underlying decentralized infrastructure across Robinhood
• The team continuously improves Robinhood Chain to provide a best-in-class decentralized platform for trading real-world assets, builds specialized smart contracts, and provides infrastructure services for other Robinhood teams that rely on DeFi
• Design, build, test, and deploy scalable backend services and infrastructure across Robinhood Wallet, Tokenization, and Web3 platform systems, with correctness and auditability as hard requirements
• Build the connective tissue between traditional market infrastructure (brokerage, ledgers, corporate actions) and on-chain systems, including smart contract integrations, chain indexers, and DEX trade flows
• Develop product-facing features and platform enhancements that meet strict correctness and scalability standards
• Identify and implement improvements to system performance, engineering productivity, and risk reduction
• Collaborate closely with product, compliance, client, platform teams, and external partners to deliver impactful technical solutions

Strong ownership mindset, with a track record of delivering high-quality projects end to end in cross-functional environments and raising team-wide technical standardsInterest in blockchain fundamentals—EVM, smart contracts, wallets, on-chain settlement—or a strong appetite to go deep quicklyProven ability to simplify complex problems, make sound tradeoffs, and drive alignment across diverse stakeholdersExpertise in backend development using languages such as Go, Python, or Java, with a solid grasp of cloud-native architectures2+ years of experience in software developmentStrong grasp of system design, data modeling, and software engineering fundamentalsCare for correctness-critical systems—idempotency, reconciliation, and reasoning carefully about failure modes when money is at stake