Staff Software Engineer (Backend Platform)

Join Robinhood, a fast-paced and high-performing team focused on solving the world's biggest financial problems. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Backend Platform team, you will play a critical role in enabling fast, safe, and reliable backend development at scale. You will set technical direction, lead large multi-team initiatives, and design long-term technical solutions that support scalability, reliability, and maintainability across backend services. You will also mentor engineers and provide technical guidance to improve code quality, system design, and development practices.

Definir y liderar iniciativas a gran escala que mejoren los sistemas de desarrollo backend, incluidos los marcos, las herramientas y las bibliotecas compartidas.

Responsibilities

• Diseñar soluciones técnicas a largo plazo que respalden la escalabilidad, la confiabilidad y el mantenimiento en todos los servicios backend.
• Colaborar con equipos de ingeniería, como infraestructura, seguridad y ingeniería de productos, para planificar y ejecutar mejoras en la plataforma.

Requirements

• We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact
• You have demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects and influence engineering direction across teams
• You are committed to improving developer workflows, system quality, and maintainability through thoughtful design
• You have deep knowledge of backend frameworks such as Django, gRPC or comparable systems in Go
• You have extensive experience building and scaling backend systems using Go and Python
• You have experience designing internal platforms, developer tooling (Bazel, etc), or shared infrastructure used by multiple teams

Pay

USD 230,000 - 270,000