Senior Backend Engineer, Growth

Wwshemi; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 196,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity

401(k) matching

Wellness benefits

Catered meals

Job summary

Robinhood’s Growth engineering team is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own backend services that power growth experiences. You will design scalable systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product, design, and data teams to deliver high-impact customer journeys.

You will lead initiatives from architecture through production, improving reliability and performance while shaping the technical direction for subscription experiences and member benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience building backend systems.
• Experience designing distributed APIs and data models for reliability and scale.
• Proven track record leading medium-to-large technical projects with business impact.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve backend services and APIs powering growth experiences and subscriptions.
• Own projects end-to-end from technical design through launch and measurement.
• Collaborate with product, design, data, and peer engineering teams to translate opportunities into scalable systems.
• Improve service reliability, performance, observability, and developer velocity for product-facing backends.
• Mentor other engineers through reviews, debugging, and collaboration.
• Raise engineering standards in system design, execution, and operations.

Skills

6+ years exp

Distributed systems

Project leadership

Ambiguity handling

Product sense

Ownership mindset

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

This listing's locations Menlo Park, CA

Compensation USD 196000–230000 (period not stated)

Department: ENG Growth

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About the team + role

Growth is one of Robinhood’s highest-impact engineering areas where you’ll build the experiences and systems that shape acquisition, activation, and long-term customer engagement.

The team works on products tied closely to core company outcomes - including net funded accounts, net deposits, and Gold subscribers. This is where strong execution translates quickly into visible business impact.

As a Senior Backend Engineer on Growth, you’ll be expected to operate with outsized ownership and impact. This is the perfect role for an engineer who can lead high-leverage projects while also strengthening the systems, patterns, and technical foundations that make the broader organization more effective. You’ll partner closely with product, design, data, and peer engineering teams to build reliable backend services, unlock high-impact customer experiences, and raise the scale at which Robinhood can move. The right candidate will act as a force multiplier for the team: driving ambiguous initiatives, shaping architecture, elevating execution quality, and creating durable backend capabilities that extend well beyond any single project.

What you’ll do

• Design, build, and evolve backend services and APIs that power Robinhood Gold experiences and growth journeys
• Own projects end to end, from technical design through launch, measurement, and iteration
• Partner closely with product, design, data, and peer engineering teams to translate ambiguous opportunities into scalable systems
• Improve service reliability, performance, observability, and developer velocity for product-facing backend systems
• Help shape architecture and technical direction for systems that support subscription experiences, member benefits, and engagement flows
• Use metrics and sound engineering judgment to make thoughtful tradeoffs between speed, quality, and long-term maintainability
• Mentor other engineers through design reviews, code reviews, debugging, and hands-on collaboration
• Raise the engineering bar by driving high standards in system design, execution, and operational excellence

What you bring

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record building and operating backend systems in production
• Strong proficiency in designing distributed systems, APIs, and data models for reliability and scale
• Experience leading medium-to-large technical projects with multiple stakeholders and clear business impact
• Ability to work in ambiguous, fast-moving product environments and turn open-ended problems into pragmatic execution plans
• Strong product sense and a willingness to engage deeply with customer experience, experimentation, and business outcomes
• A high ownership mindset and the ability to independently drive work from concept to production
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across engineering and cross-functional partners
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

What we offer

• Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
• Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
• Best in class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
• Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
• Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
• Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more
• Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces

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 and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.

Base Pay Range:

Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC)

$196,000-$230,000 USD

Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL)

$172,000-$202,000 USD

Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL)

$153,000-$179,000 USD

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

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