Staff Backend Engineer, Government Finance Platform

Robinhood Markets, Inc.; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity ownership

401(k) matching

Catered meals

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Robinhood Markets, Inc. is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to architect and build a secure, scalable backend for a government-focused project. You will design data pipelines, robust APIs, and work across Product, Security, Legal, and external partners to meet regulatory requirements.

You will mentor engineers, set engineering standards, and ensure reliability ahead of high-volume rollouts. This role is based in our New York, NY office with in-person attendance expected 3 days per week.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience at a senior level.
• Experience designing and building high-throughput, low-latency distributed infrastructure.
• Strong experience with Python or Go and API development.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of backend infrastructure for a government-focused program.
• Build secure data pipelines and APIs to integrate with government systems.
• Mentor engineers and uphold engineering standards across teams.
• Collaborate with Product, Security, Legal, and external partners on regulatory compliance.

Skills

Python

Go

APIs

Distributed systems

Microservices

Data pipelines

Security

Job description

Robinhood Markets, Inc. is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to architect and build a secure, scalable backend for a government-focused project. You will design data pipelines, robust APIs, and work across Product, Security, Legal, and external partners to meet regulatory requirements.

You will mentor engineers, set engineering standards, and ensure reliability ahead of high-volume rollouts. This role is based in our New York, NY office with in-person attendance expected 3 days per week.