Robinhood
Staff Software Engineer, Event Contracts
$180K–$270K
Menlo Park, CA +4 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Location
- Menlo Park, CA
New York, NY
Menlo Park, CA
New York, NY
Toronto, Canada - Experience
- 10+ years; IC6 / Staff Engineer scope or equivalent.
- Visa sponsorship
About the job
Own the technical roadmap and build scalable backend infrastructure for real-time event contracts and prediction markets.
What you'll do
- Design and build low-latency backend services for trading and event resolution; drive reliability, observability, and resilience.
- Set technical direction, lead engineering excellence, and align with product and engineering partners.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring, onboarding, and engineering culture.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with a track record at IC6 / Staff Engineer scope or equivalent.
- Experience leading large-scale distributed systems, designing for high availability, performance, and reliability.
- Strong technical leadership, including driving engineering roadmaps and influencing cross-functional outcomes.
- B2C product experience and understanding of products for millions of end users.
Nice to have
- Experience with or genuine interest in prediction markets, sports betting, fantasy sports, trading platforms, or financial exchange systems.
Pay
$230,000 — $270,000 USD (base salary); $203,000 — $238,000 USD (base salary); $180,000 — $211,000 USD (base salary)
AI focus
The role involves no stated AI development; employees receive access to AI tools and ongoing AI skill-building.
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