Senior Web3 Backend Architect — Scale Crypto & DeFi

Robinhood; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity

401(k) matching

Lifestyle wallet

Life & disability insurance

Parental leave

Catered meals

Job summary

Robinhood is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect, build, and scale backend services for Wallet, Tokenization, and Web3 platform infrastructure, delivering a reliable trading experience for cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets.

You will provide technical leadership across teams, mentor engineers, and partner with Product, Compliance, and Security to define roadmaps and deliver high‑impact, correct systems with strong observability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• Backend development with Go, Python, or Java.
• Cloud-native, event-driven architectures.
• System design, distributed data modeling, concurrency.
• Leadership in cross-functional projects and mentoring.
• Blockchain basics such as EVM, wallets, or on-chain settlement.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and operate resilient, highly scalable distributed systems and backend services across Robinhood Wallet, Tokenization, and Web3 platform infrastructure, with correctness, fault tolerance, and auditability as hard requirements.
• Drive the architectural strategy and technical execution bridging traditional financial infrastructure with on‑chain systems, including smart contract integrations, chain indexers, and DEX trade flows.
• Provide technical leadership on large‑scope, ambiguous engineering initiatives, breaking down complex multi‑quarter efforts into clear architectural milestones.
• Partner closely with Product, Compliance, Security, and cross‑functional leadership to define technical roadmaps and deliver high‑impact solutions.
• Champion engineering excellence by mentoring engineers, leading rigorous design and code reviews, and raising the bar for system reliability, observability, and operational rigor across teams.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

Leadership

Job description

Robinhood is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect, build, and scale backend services for Wallet, Tokenization, and Web3 platform infrastructure, delivering a reliable trading experience for cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets.

You will provide technical leadership across teams, mentor engineers, and partner with Product, Compliance, and Security to define roadmaps and deliver high‑impact, correct systems with strong observability.