Staff iOS Engineer (Trading Tools)

Join Robinhood as a Staff iOS Engineer on the Trading Tools team, where you'll lead the technical vision for mobile, design and build high-performance trading interfaces, and drive cross-platform consistency. You'll work closely with product, design, data science, and backend engineers to deliver an exceptional trading experience for active investors.

Set the technical vision for mobile across both iOS and Android, and own the quality of execution on both while remaining hands-on in iOS to solve complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of a scalable iOS application supporting core surfaces including stock detail, advanced charts, trading ladder, watchlists, and portfolio.
• Drive cross-platform consistency by aligning iOS and Android on architecture, data contracts, feature parity, and release sequencing.
• We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world's biggest financial problems. We're looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn't a place for complacency, it's where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We're a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards
• Nice to have: experience with server-driven UI, embedded web or React Native surfaces, live audio/video streaming, or building LLM-powered product features
• Strong working knowledge of Android development principles to set technical direction and collaborate effectively with Android engineers
• Demonstrated capability to collaborate with product, design, backend, and infrastructure partners to deliver customer-focused technical solutions
• Experience designing mobile systems with clear architecture patterns, scalable component design, and maintainable testing strategies for data-intensive or real-time use cases

Requirements

• Track record of leading technical initiatives across multiple teams or platforms, balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform improvements
• 8+ years of professional experience developing iOS applications, including extensive experience building and maintaining large-scale apps with Swift and modern iOS frameworks (UIKit, SwiftUI)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex trading concepts into intuitive mobile experiences
• Proven experience owning the technical direction of a product area or platform

Preferred

• History of mentoring engineers and fostering engineering excellence
• Nice to have: experience with financial platforms, trading systems, or real-time market data products

Pay

USD 230,000 - 270,000