Senior Backend Engineer — Web3 & Crypto Platforms

Neobankbeat; California; Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid health insurance (employee)

Dependent coverage 90%

Lifestyle wallet benefits

Life/Disability insurance

Fertility benefits

Mental health benefits

Paid time off

Catered meals

Job summary

Robinhood is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Web3 backend to architect, build, and scale distributed services that power the Wallet, Tokenization, and DeFi platforms. This role is based in Menlo Park, CA and New York, NY with hybrid work three days per week.

You will lead cross‑functional initiatives, own critical system design decisions, and mentor engineers while delivering high‑assurance, real‑time capabilities for crypto and tokenized assets across global customers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience in building distributed systems.
• Backend programming with Go, Python, or Java.
• Strong design skills for scalable, correct systems with fault tolerance.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and operate resilient, scalable backend services and data systems across Web3 platform infrastructure.
• Drive architectural strategy bridging traditional finance with on‑chain systems, including smart contracts and DEX flows.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and ensure reliable, observable systems.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Distributed systems

Leadership

Blockchain fundamentals

Job description

Robinhood is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Web3 backend to architect, build, and scale distributed services that power the Wallet, Tokenization, and DeFi platforms. This role is based in Menlo Park, CA and New York, NY with hybrid work three days per week.

You will lead cross‑functional initiatives, own critical system design decisions, and mentor engineers while delivering high‑assurance, real‑time capabilities for crypto and tokenized assets across global customers.