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Software Developer, Backend

AT Robinhood
Robinhood

Software Developer, Backend

Toronto, Canada

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(s) + role(s)

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Equities

Our team's mission is to make Robinhood the best place to invest in equities. This includes building outstanding tools for managing your portfolio, researching investments, placing trades, and more, all while delivering the safest and most accessible investing experience possible. As a Backend Software Developer, you will have vast ownership over impactful products and backend services that power the Equities experience in the mobile and web applications.

Brokeback Infrastructure team

Our mission on the Brokeback Infrastructure team is to solve challenging technical and business problems with visionary and practical solutions. This team is dedicated to building a solid foundation for Robinhood Brokerage, ensuring outstanding reliability, extensibility, and maintainability. By leveraging innovative technologies, we address critical issues for our customers and the company, while gaining deep insights into Robinhood's core business. 

Accounting platform team

Our mission on the Accounting Platform team is to build and maintain a horizontal layer of core accounting and account logics, enabling multiple engineering teams to develop new Brokerage features faster. This team tackles challenging technical and business problems with visionary and practical solutions, leveraging innovative technologies. By gaining insights into Robinhood's core business, we enhance our platform's capabilities. 

SMS Brokerage

The SMS (Stock Lending, Margin and Sweeps) Team is focused on building long term investment products that grow with the needs of our customers. Features owned by this team generate high revenue and any incremental changes to them will have a significant impact on our revenue streams. We are looking to revamp Stock Lending and Margin offerings based on User research and Market data.

 

Support Experience

Our team's mission is to provide world class support at scale. Robinhood's mission is to democratize finances for all and this team is the first line of defense when our customer have any issues or questions that could prevent them from investing with Robinhood. We help to ensure customers get the right support in a precise and timely manner. We use innovative solutions to help customers to address their issues. The team is at the forefront of buidling new technologies like generative AI support chatbots and large scale complex platforms.

What you’ll do

  • Build scalable systems and components, making the right tradeoffs to account for stability and long-term maintainability
  • Design, write, test, and release platform or product-facing features with stringent correctness and scalability requirements
  • Identify opportunities to improve system performance, team productivity, and reduce risk
  • Collaborate closely and effectively with cross-functional partners, client teams, and vendors

What you bring

  • 3+ years of software developer experience
  • You have a track record of successfully collaborating with cross-functional teams and delivering large-scope technical projects, setting a high standard for code quality and code review processes
  • You deeply understand the design, product, and backend development disciplines so that you can work effectively with them
  • Experience with Go or Python
  • Experience with Kafka and data streaming technologies
  • Experience with handling/processing large amounts of data
  • Familiarity with other parts of the team’s tech stack (Postgres, K8s, Redis, AWS or similar)
  • Bonus Points: Experience at a fintech company or financial firm

Our team is here to enable an inclusive and welcoming interview experience for all candidates. If you need additional assistance throughout the interview process related to a physical or mental condition, or if there is something our team can do to enable a more accessible experience at any time, please notify our team by completing this Applicant Accommodation Form.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Toronto, ON, Canada
Job ID: 5432053
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • FSA
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
  • Work Flexibility

    • Work-From-Home Stipend
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Company Outings
    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Leave of Absence
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Paid Holidays
    • Paid Vacation
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • Company Equity
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Access to Online Courses
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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