Senior iOS Engineer, Crypto Trading

Robinhood; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Robinhood is looking for a Senior iOS Engineer to join the Crypto Pro Trading team in New York, New York. This role involves designing high-performance trading interfaces for the platform's most active crypto investors. You will work at the intersection of UI and low-latency data to support traders in acting on market movements rapidly.

The role includes mentoring other engineers, leading technical planning, and working closely with product and design teams to create advanced trading experiences.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience developing iOS applications.
• Clear communication skills to translate complex concepts into mobile.
• Extensive experience with large-scale iOS applications using Swift.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical planning for high-stakes trading features.
• Design scalable application architecture for advanced trading.
• Mentor engineers through reviews and technical feedback.
• Partner to deliver fast, reliable trading tools on mobile.
• Improve performance and observability across trading workflows.

Skills

iOS application development

Swift

real-time data handling

mentorship

architectural design

Job description

• The Crypto Pro Trading team builds the advanced trading experience for Robinhood’s most active crypto investors, powering features like real-time charting, order book visualization, and sophisticated order types across iOS
• You’ll work at the intersection of high-performance UI and low-latency data, ensuring traders can act on market movements in seconds
• Our work directly shapes how serious crypto traders engage with the platform, from spot trading to futures and beyond
• As a Senior iOS Engineer on the Crypto Pro Trading team, you’ll design and build high-performance trading interfaces that handle real-time market data, complex order flows, and rich charting experiences for Robinhood’s most engaged crypto users
• You’ll collaborate closely with product, design, and backend engineers to ship features that raise the bar on speed, reliability, and usability for professional-grade trading on mobile
• Beyond feature work, you’ll help define technical direction, mentor engineers on the team, and drive architectural decisions that scale with the product

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience developing iOS applications
• Clear communication skills and ability to translate complex trading concepts into intuitive mobile experiences
• Ability to collaborate effectively with product, design, backend, and infrastructure partners to deliver customer‑focused technical solutions
• Extensive experience building and maintaining large‑scale iOS applications using Swift and modern iOS development frameworks
• This position is restricted to US citizens or lawful permanent residents
• Experience working on financial platforms, trading systems, or real‑time market data products (preferred)
• Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and balancing short‑term delivery needs with long‑term platform improvements
• Experience designing mobile systems with clear architecture patterns, scalable component design, and maintainable testing strategies — particularly for data‑intensive or real‑time use cases