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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Robin Hood Associates LLC
- **Location:** Menlo Park, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $196,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Distributed Systems, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Microsoft Office, Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Backend, Low Latency, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-software-engineer-backend-menlo-park-ca--5de6359a-811a-4ddd-8dce-b3d5f4d961bf

## About the Role

* 5+ years of professional software development experience.
 * 3+ years of experience building low-latency, large-scale distributed systems in production environments.
 * Experience designing and operating highly concurrent systems and well-structured REST APIs.
 * Demonstrated ownership of large projects with sustained impact on a system or team.
 * Strong technical judgment and the ability to prioritize work aligned with business and reliability goals.
 * Ability to break down complex problems and deliver practical, high-quality solutions.
 * Experience mentoring other engineers and contributing to technical direction on new initiatives., Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Brokerage, Code Reviews, Cryptography, Distributed Computing, Establish Priorities, Finance, Large-Scale Systems, Mentoring, Performance Management, Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Product Testing, Production Systems, Project Design, REST (Representational State Transfer), Risk, Scalable System Development, Software Development, Software Engineering, System Operations, Systems Scalability, Team Building, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Testing, Trading Platforms, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)

## Description

Robinhood's engineering organization spans Crypto, Brokerage, and Core Engineering, each responsible for systems that are foundational to how customers invest and manage their money! These teams build and operate platforms for trading, custody, ledgers, reporting, payments, and shared infrastructure, with a strong focus on correctness, reliability, and customer trust. Engineers partner closely with product, design, data, and infrastructure teams to deliver software that performs at scale.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build large-scale distributed systems that support real-time trading, balances, and platform capabilities. You will lead technically complex projects, contribute to architectural decisions, and collaborate with frontend and data partners to deliver well-structured APIs. Your work will directly influence system performance, operational safety, and long-term maintainability across core Robinhood products.

This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA and New York, NY offices, with hybrid 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.

What you'll do

 * Build and evolve scalable backend systems, balancing performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
 * Design, implement, test, and release product-facing features with strict correctness and availability requirements.
 * Partner with frontend and data engineers to define and refine REST APIs that serve millions of customers.
 * Lead large, technically complex projects from design through execution.
 * Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and hands-on technical guidance.
 * Identify opportunities to improve system performance, developer productivity, and operational risk.