Staff Software Engineer – Real-Time Trading Backend

Robinhood

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 260,000 - 340,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Equity ownership
Bonus programs
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Fertility benefits
Mental health benefits
Paid time off
Parental leave
Catered meals
Lifestyle wallet

Job summary

Robinhood is seeking a Staff Engineer to own the technical roadmap for core Prediction Markets backend systems and design highly scalable, low-latency services for real-time trading.

You will lead engineering excellence initiatives, mentor team members, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to drive architectural improvements.

This role requires 10+ years of backend experience with a proven track record in large-scale distributed systems and building for millions of users.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of backend engineering experience at Staff Engineer level.
  • Expertise in leading large-scale distributed systems and building for millions of end users.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical roadmap for core Prediction Markets backend systems.
  • Design highly scalable, low-latency services for real-time trading.
  • Lead engineering excellence initiatives and mentor team members.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to drive architectural improvements.

Skills

Backend
Distributed systems
System architecture
Scalability
Low-latency
Real-time trading
Financial systems
Engineering leadership
Mentorship
Code quality
Observability
Resilience
B2C experience
Technical roadmap

Job description

Robinhood is seeking a Staff Engineer to own the technical roadmap for core Prediction Markets backend systems and design highly scalable, low-latency services for real-time trading.

You will lead engineering excellence initiatives, mentor team members, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to drive architectural improvements.

This role requires 10+ years of backend experience with a proven track record in large-scale distributed systems and building for millions of users.

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