Staff Web Engineer, Legend

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Mental health benefits

Job summary

Robinhood is seeking a seasoned frontend performance engineer to accelerate the Legend desktop trading platform. You will own performance initiatives across real-time data, charts, and UI components while guiding feature development for a faster, more reliable user experience.

You will collaborate with product, design, and backend teams, participate in roadmap planning, and help set engineering standards. This role requires in-person collaboration at least three days per week in key offices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building web applications with performance as a hard requirement
• Ability to build and optimize high-frequency, real-time UI rendering streaming data while maintaining frame rate
• Fluency with performance tooling and measurement (Chrome DevTools, Lighthouse, Core Web Vitals)

Responsibilities

• Lead web performance across Legend — profiling, diagnosing, and shipping improvements to speed and efficiency
• Build and optimize high-frequency, real-time UI components handling streaming market data
• Establish performance benchmarks and monitoring systems for repeatable standards
• Drive a performance-first culture via code reviews, docs, and engineering standards
• Contribute to end-to-end feature development across Legend's core trading surfaces
• Partner with product, design, and backend engineers to deliver polished experiences
• Participate in roadmap planning and scope technical work balancing features with platform health

Skills

Web performance

Real-time UI

Performance tooling

Tools

Canvas

Web Workers

WebSockets

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

The Robinhood Legend team builds and owns our advanced desktop trading platform, designed to meet the needs of active and sophisticated traders. The team works across real-time data infrastructure, advanced charting, options and futures trading tools, and highly customizable workspace experiences. Their mission is to deliver a professional-grade platform that combines the power of institutional trading tools with Robinhood's signature approachable design.

This is a performance-first role. You'll lead the initiatives that make Legend faster and more efficient, while also contributing to feature development across core trading surfaces where your performance expertise has the greatest impact. The work balances deep technical execution with meaningful cross-functional partnership.

This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA or New York, NY office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

At Robinhood, 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

• Lead web performance across Legend — profiling, diagnosing, and shipping measurable improvements to speed, responsiveness, and runtime efficiency platform-wide
• Build and optimize high-frequency, real-time UI components that handle streaming market data without compromising frame rate or user experience
• Establish performance benchmarks and monitoring systems that create a repeatable, lasting standard for the team
• Drive a performance-first culture through code reviews, technical documentation, and engineering standards
• Contribute to end-to-end feature development across Legend's core trading surfaces, applying your performance expertise where it matters most
• Partner with product, design, and backend engineers to deliver polished, reliable experiences at scale
• Participate in roadmap planning and help scope technical work, balancing feature delivery with ongoing platform health

What you bring

• 7+ years of experience building web applications, including time on products where performance was a hard requirement rather than an afterthought
• Proven ability to build and optimize high-frequency, real-time UI that renders streaming data while maintaining a consistent frame rate (experience with Canvas, Web Workers, WebSockets, or similar is a plus)
• Fluency with performance tooling and measurement: Chrome DevTools, Performance/Lighthouse, flame charts, and Core Web Vitals or comparable runtime metrics

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 benefits
• 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.

Base Pay Range:

Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC)

$230,000 - $270,000 USD

Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL)

$203,000 - $238,000 USD

Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL)

$180,000 - $211,000 USD

Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards, which vary by region and entity.

If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

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