Senior iOS Engineer, Crypto Perpetuals | Robinhood Menlo Park, NYC

The Briefed; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity ownership

401(k) matching

Wellness wallet

Catered meals

Parental leave

Job summary

The Briefed is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer to build scalable mobile experiences for crypto trading on Robinhood’s Crypto Perpetuals team. You will shape architecture for real-time data, optimize performance, and collaborate with product, design, backend, and data partners to deliver pro-grade trading tools on iOS.

You will mentor junior engineers, drive technical initiatives across teams, and contribute to engineering standards while ensuring robust release quality and a strong user experience

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional iOS development experience.
• Extensive Swift and modern iOS framework experience.
• Design mobile systems with scalable architecture and maintainable testing strategies for data-intensive or real-time use cases.
• Ability to collaborate with product, design, backend, and infrastructure teams.
• Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform improvements.
• Clear communication skills and ability to translate trading concepts into intuitive mobile experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable iOS application architecture for crypto trading on mobile.
• Collaborate with product, design, backend, and data teams to deliver fast, reliable trading tools.
• Improve performance, real-time data handling, observability, and release stability for crypto workflows.
• Lead technical planning and design reviews, discussions, and incident resolution for high-stakes features.
• Mentor iOS engineers through code reviews and contribute to engineering standards and documentation.

Skills

Swift

iOS architecture

Real-time data

Performance optimization

Mentoring

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

The Crypto Perpetuals team is building Robinhood’s advanced trading experience for customers who want fast, intuitive access to crypto derivatives markets. The team powers the mobile workflows that help traders monitor price action, understand market depth, manage risk, and place trades with confidence in fast-moving markets. It works at the intersection of high-performance UI, real-time market data, and complex trading systems. As a Senior iOS Engineer, you will design and build performant mobile experiences that support real-time data, sophisticated trading flows, and reliable execution. You will work closely with product, design, and backend engineering, and help raise the technical bar through strong architecture, execution, and mentorship.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable iOS application architecture for advanced crypto trading experiences used by Robinhood’s most active investors
• Partner with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and data teams to deliver fast, reliable, pro-grade trading tools on mobile
• Improve application performance, real-time data handling, observability, and release stability across core crypto trading workflows
• Lead technical planning and guide system design reviews, implementation discussions, and incident resolution for high-stakes trading features
• Mentor iOS engineers through code reviews, technical feedback, and structured development support, and contribute to engineering standards and documentation

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience developing iOS applications
• Extensive experience building and maintaining large-scale iOS applications using Swift and modern iOS frameworks
• Experience designing mobile systems with clear architecture patterns, scalable component design, and maintainable testing strategies, particularly for data-intensive or real-time use cases
• Ability to collaborate with product, design, backend, and infrastructure partners to deliver customer-focused solutions
• Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform improvements
• Clear communication skills, and the ability to turn complex trading concepts into intuitive mobile experiences
• US citizenship or lawful permanent residency (the position is restricted to US citizens and lawful permanent residents)
• Education: Not specified

Skills

Technical Skills

• Swift and modern iOS development frameworks
• Mobile architecture and testing strategies
• Real-time data handling and performance optimization
• Observability and release stability
• Charting, order entry, and trading interfaces

Soft Skills

• Technical leadership and mentoring
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Clear communication of complex trading concepts
• Balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform work

Nice to Have

• Experience working on financial platforms, trading systems, or real-time market data products

Benefits

• Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
• 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% coverage for dependents
• Lifestyle wallet, a flexible spending account for wellness, learning, and more
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
• Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, and parental leave
• Catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces in the office