Senior Cloud Engineer

Robinhood
London, UK
9 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
4 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Cloud Engineering Amazon DynamoDB Backend Containerization Kubernetes Docker

Requirements

  • Applied Expertise:4-5+ years of relevant experience in backend engineering, with a strong background in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and modernizing legacy architectures.
  • Technical Depth:Advanced knowledge of backend disciplines and practical experience with AWS services (ECS, EC2, Aurora, DynamoDB).
  • Proven Autonomy:
  • Operational Pragmatism:
  • Collaboration & Influence

Benefits & conditions

  • Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
  • Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact and bonus programs
  • Top tier benefits to fuel your work, including supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, and mental health support programs
  • Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible employer-paid benefits spending account expenses beyond traditional benefits such as wellness, childcare, learning, and more.
  • Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, paid volunteer time off, parental leave, and more!
  • Exceptional office experience with meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
  • Monthly commuter stipend to help offset in-office commuting costs Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards, which vary by region and entity. If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application. Robinhood provides equal opportunity for all applicants, offers reasonable accommodations upon request, and complies with applicable equal employment and privacy laws. Inclusion is built into how we hire and work-welcoming different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences so everyone can do their best. Please review the Privacy Policy for your country of application.

About the company

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.

Bitstamp made history in 2011 as the world’s first regulated crypto exchange. Today, we are entering an ambitious new chapter as part of the Robinhood family. Th Cloud Engineering Teame is at the heart of this transformation, owning the AWS foothold that enables our global expansion and ensures the world’s longest-running exchange remains unshakeable.

We are currently bridging the gap between our legacy monolith architecture and a modern, high-velocity ecosystem. This team doesn’t just “run” the platform; we are the architects of its modernization, moving toward full containerization an fully automated operational responsibilitiesd to deliver at “Robinhood speed.”

As a Senior Backend Engineer integrated into the Cloud Engineering team, you will be a key driver of our modernization strategy. You aren’t just writing features; you are rewriting the rules of how our core platform operates. You will take ownership of the code changes necessary to decompose our monolith into a containerized, scalable environment while ensuring seamless integration wit Robinhood’s global systemsh.

This role is based in our London office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.

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