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Staff Software Engineer, Prediction Markets

Robinhood is building accessible, high-performance financial products and is expanding its Futures and Prediction Markets offerings. They seek a hands-on Staff Backend Engineer to lead architecture and platform initiatives, mentor engineers, and build scalable backend systems used by millions of customers.

Skills

  • Proven experience building large-scale distributed systems in production
  • Deep backend programming skills (Python, Go, Java) and cloud-native architecture
  • Strong system design and software engineering fundamentals
  • Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives and mentoring engineers
  • Ability to simplify complex problems and communicate technical solutions clearly

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain foundational backend systems serving millions of customers
  • Lead cross-functional engineering projects with significant impact and visibility
  • Define and evolve platform best practices, frameworks, and architectural standards
  • Provide deep technical mentorship and review critical design decisions
  • Partner with security, product, and infrastructure teams to ensure robustness, scalability, and compliance

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

  • Performance-driven compensation, bonus opportunities, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
  • 100% paid employee health insurance and dependent coverage
  • Lifestyle wallet for wellness and learning, employer-paid life & disability insurance
  • Fertility and mental health benefits
  • Generous paid time off, parental leave, and company holidays
  • Onsite perks: catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces
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Robinhood is a leading financial services company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The company was founded in 2013 and currently has 23.9 million funded customers, 13.7 million monthly active users, and $130 billion in assets under custody.

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Paternity Leave
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mental Health Resources
Life insurance
Disability Insurance
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