Senior Backend Engineer, Growth & Scale (Equity)

Robinhood Markets, Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 196,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity ownership

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Robinhood Markets, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for the Growth team, to own end-to-end backend services powering Gold experiences and growth journeys.

You will drive architecture, reliability, and performance across cross-functional teams, delivering high-impact customer experiences and scalable systems. You will mentor peers, shape technical direction, and balance speed with long-term maintainability in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience building and operating backend systems in production.
• Experience 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve backend services and APIs powering Gold experiences and growth journeys.
• Own projects end to end from design through launch, measurement, and iteration.
• Collaborate with product, design, data, and engineering teams to translate opportunities into scalable systems.
• Improve service reliability, performance, observability, and developer velocity for product-facing backends.
• Shape architecture and technical direction for subscription experiences, member benefits, and engagement flows.
• Use metrics and judgement to balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.
• Mentor engineers through reviews and hands-on collaboration.
• Uphold high standards in system design, execution, and operational excellence.

Skills

Distributed systems

APIs

Data models

Project leadership

Ownership mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer focus

BSc in CS or related

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Robinhood Markets, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for the Growth team, to own end-to-end backend services powering Gold experiences and growth journeys.

You will drive architecture, reliability, and performance across cross-functional teams, delivering high-impact customer experiences and scalable systems. You will mentor peers, shape technical direction, and balance speed with long-term maintainability in a fast-moving environment.