Senior Software Platform

Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all.

Robinhood Markets was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood and its subsidiaries and affiliates are lowering barriers and providing greater access to financial information. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in.

With growth as the top priority...

The business is seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures and systems; playing a key-role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.

About the team + role

The Banking Platform team imagines, designs and builds the technical bedrock of our banking products, such as the Robinhood Gold Credit Card. Payments, transactions, money movement - it’s a complex and high-dimensional space where inspired execution propagates and has an outsized impact on the organization.

We seek a senior software engineer hungry for growth, excited for a challenge, and looking for a chance to do their best work: 2025 will be a year of both new build and unprecedented scale. Join us and be part of history.

The role is located in the office location(s) listed on this job description which will align with our in-office working environment. Please connect with your recruiter for more information regarding our in-office philosophy and expectations.

What you’ll do

Join a high-impact team that’s scaling to meet Robinhood’s growth and evolving product needs. In this role, you’ll:

• Build and launch major new features that power Robinhood’s flagship Credit Card and Banking offerings.
• Solve complex engineering challenges, from scaling distributed systems while ensuring rock-solid performance.
• Design systems that will support millions of users while enabling seamless integrations with world-class financial partners.
• Drive innovation at the intersection of software engineering and financial technology, shaping the backbone of the Robinhood Credit Card's success.
• Collaborate with a team of exceptional engineers who challenge and inspire you to reach beyond your potential.

What you bring

• A track record of designing, building, and shipping highly scalable and secure systems.
• You tackle challenges with tenacity and creativity.
• You take pride in executing excellently and quickly.
• You can balance strategic thinking with execution, making thoughtful trade-offs to deliver results.
• A life philosophy of continuous improvement: you are always pushing yourself and your peers to raise the bar.
• You are passionate about building cultures of excellence, trust, and shared success.
• Prior experience with financial systems and related third parties a plus.

What we offer

• Highly engaged management team with an established history of developing engineers
• Provide a work environment for you to perform at your best
• Market competitive and pay equity-focused compensation structure
• 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
• Annual lifestyle wallet for personal wellness, learning and development, and more!
• Lifetime maximum benefit for family forming and fertility benefits
• Dedicated mental health support for employees and eligible dependents
• Ample time away including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
• Catered meals, fully stocked kitchens, and geo-specific commuter benefits

We use Covey as part of our hiring and / or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT. As part of the evaluation process we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound on September 19, 2024.

Please see the independent bias audit report covering our use of Covey here.

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 salary range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. This role is also eligible to participate in a Robinhood bonus plan and Robinhood’s equity plan. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.

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

$187,000—$220,000 USD

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

$165,000—$194,000 USD

Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL)

$146,000—$172,000 USD

Click here to learn more about available Benefits, which vary by region and Robinhood entity.

We’re looking for more growth-minded and collaborative people to be a part of our journey in democratizing finance for all. If you’re ready to give 100% in helping us achieve our mission—we’d love to have you apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Robinhood, we're looking for people invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.

Robinhood embraces a diversity of backgrounds and experiences and provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We are dedicated to building a company that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work (and work environment) will be for everyone. Additionally, Robinhood provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights. Please review the specific Robinhood Privacy Policy applicable to the country where you are applying.