Senior Software Engineer, International

Robinhood; Town of Niskayuna (NY); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid health insurance

Equity ownership

401(k) matching

Lifestyle wallet

Life & disability insurance

Fertility benefits

Mental health support

Paid time off & holidays

Catered meals & events

Job summary

Robinhood is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to drive the company’s global expansion. You will bridge frontend React/TypeScript with backend Go/Python, delivering localized onboarding, multi-currency funding, and region-specific trading experiences.

Based in New York City, Toronto, or Menlo Park with in-person attendance 3 days per week, you will partner with product, design, compliance, and platform teams to raise the bar on security, availability, and scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Frontend with React/TypeScript, performance-focused.
• Backend with Go or Python; distributed systems.
• Experience with REST/gRPC and microservices.
• Ability to own features from design to production.

Responsibilities

• Develop frontend interfaces in React/TypeScript.
• Deliver localized onboarding and trading features for international markets.
• Collaborate with product, design, compliance, and platform teams.
• Ensure reliability, observability, and on-call readiness.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Go

Python

Distributed systems

APIs

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Job description

Join us in building the future of finance.

Our mission is to democratize finance for all. An estimated $124 trillion of assets will be inherited by younger generations in the next two decades. The largest transfer of wealth in human history. If you’re ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading.

About the team + role

We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. the company isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards.

The International engineering team's mission is to expand the company's products globally and scale our platform to support millions of new customers in diverse markets. We build and maintain experiences across onboarding, funding, account setup, localized product experiences, growth incentives, and platform capabilities to operate in new jurisdictions. Our engineering team partners closely with product, design, compliance, marketing teams, along with an array of platform engineering teams to launch new products and optimize user acquisition globally. We prioritize technical rigor, system reliability, and quick execution to deliver reliable products to our growing customer base. Our culture is centered on clear communication, strong team partnership, and a commitment to helping people manage their financial lives!

As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, you will be a core technical driver for the company’s global expansion initiatives. You will bridge high-performance frontend interfaces with resilient backend distributed systems, architecting and delivering localized customer experiences—from multi-currency funding and international onboarding to regional asset trading. You will design reusable, extensible platform abstractions that allow the company to scale seamlessly into new international markets while upholding uncompromising standards for security, availability, and compliance. In this role, you will lead complex technical designs, raise the engineering bar across the stack, and collaborate side-by-side with product managers, designers, compliance partners, and platform teams to build financial products for our worldwide community

This role is based in either our New York City, Toronto, or Menlo Park- California offices, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.At the company, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.

What you’ll do

• Full Stack Architecture & Engineering: Develop and maintain high-quality frontend interfaces (React/TypeScript) and scale robust backend services (Go/Python)

• Global Product Launches: Own the technical delivery of critical international capabilities, including localized onboarding funnels, identity verification (KYC/AML), multi-currency funding rails, and region-specific trading experiences

• Growth and User Acquisition: Build and optimize high-leverage growth mechanisms, localized promotion engines, and user acquisition pipelines to accelerate international market adoption.

• Reusable Internationalization Platforms: Architect modular, scalable frameworks and internationalization (i18n/l10n) services that make expanding to future jurisdictions faster, safer, and more reliable

• System Reliability & Observability: Ensure backend services and localized products are built for high availability, low latency, and fault tolerance; implement comprehensive telemetry, automated testing, and participate in production on-call rotations

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Management, Product Design, Compliance, Legal, and Platform teams to translate jurisdictional requirements into elegant, user-centric technical solutions

What you bring

• Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, building, and operating production systems across the full stack

• Frontend Depth: Proficiency with modern frontend technologies and frameworks (e.g., React, TypeScript) with an emphasis on performance, accessibility, and state management

• Backend & Distributed Systems: Strong experience building scalable distributed services in languages such as Go or Python, utilizing relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis), and working with event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka)

• Product Ownership: Proven track record of taking complex features from ambiguity through technical design, phased rollout, production validation, and post-launch maintenance

• API & Systems Design: Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, gRPC, service-oriented architectures, and microservice integration patterns

• Communication & Alignment: Clear, structured communication skills to articulate trade-offs, drive technical consensus across distributed teams, and align with non-technical stakeholders

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 support

• 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.

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