Robinhood
Staff Software Engineer, Web3
$180K–$270K
Menlo Park, CA +4 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Feb 6, 2026
- Location
- Menlo Park, CA
New York, NY
Menlo Park, CA
New York, NY
Toronto, Canada - Experience
- 10+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production; 3+ years leading large-scale technical initiatives across multiple teams or complex systems.
About the job
Own the technical direction and build core systems for Robinhood Chain, its Tokenization Engine, and Robinhood Wallet, while mentoring engineers and improving engineering practices.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and operate core services; lead complex implementations and uphold quality, reliability, correctness, observability, and security.
- Set technical vision, lead cross-team initiatives, and align platform direction with other organizations.
- Mentor engineers and improve developer practices, including adoption of AI tooling to increase engineering output.
What they ask for
- Expertise in backend development with Go, Python, or Java, and deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures.
- Strong grasp of system design, data modeling, and software engineering fundamentals.
- Track record of delivering high-impact outcomes, making sound tradeoffs, and aligning stakeholders.
- Experience mentoring and developing engineers.
Pay
USD 230,000—270,000 base salary (Zone 1); USD 203,000—238,000 base salary (Zone 2); USD 180,000—211,000 base salary (Zone 3)
Tools
Go, Python, Java
AI focus
Lead adoption of AI tooling to maximize engineering output. Robinhood also uses AI tools in recruiting; hiring decisions are made by its hiring teams.
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