Senior Backend Architect, Government Platforms

Candidate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 230,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity ownership

401(k) matching

Flexible benefits

Life & disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Robinhood is building the future of finance in New York. As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will own the backend architecture, security, and performance for a high-visibility, nationwide initiative that aims to deliver a world-class platform for millions.

This is a hands-on, zero-to-one effort with cross-functional teams. You will mentor senior engineers, design robust data pipelines and APIs, and collaborate with product, security, legal, and external partners to ensure scalable and compliant

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering with principal/staff-level experience.
• High-throughput, low-latency distributed systems design.
• Expertise in Python or Go for backend services.
• Experience with domain modeling and microservices architecture.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of new backend infrastructure.
• Build secure data pipelines and APIs interfacing with government systems.
• Mentor engineers and set coding standards.
• Collaborate with Product, Security, Legal, and external partners.
• Ensure backend stability and performance for high-volume rollouts.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Python/Go

API design

Microservices architecture

Data pipelines

Leadership mentoring

Job description

Robinhood is building the future of finance in New York. As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will own the backend architecture, security, and performance for a high-visibility, nationwide initiative that aims to deliver a world-class platform for millions.

This is a hands-on, zero-to-one effort with cross-functional teams. You will mentor senior engineers, design robust data pipelines and APIs, and collaborate with product, security, legal, and external partners to ensure scalable and compliant