Robinhood Markets was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood and its subsidiaries and affiliates are lowering barriers and providing greater access to financial information. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in.
With growth as the top priority...
The business is seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures and systems; playing a key-role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.
About the team + role
The mission of our team is to ensure that Robinhood’s Applications and Environments are built and operated with the highest security standards, enabling a safer, scalable, and resilient platform for millions of users. By proactively identifying vulnerabilities, managing risks, and providing the engineering community with innovative security tools, we drive strong security practices across all applications and production systems.
Team up with brilliant minds in product and platform engineering to build cutting-edge security solutions at scale, seamlessly integrating security throughout the development lifecycle. This role is perfect for individuals passionate about solving sophisticated security challenges and crafting innovative solutions that have a lasting impact. Join a dynamic team that prioritizes innovation, collaboration, and your continued professional development.
Role is based at the office location(s) listed in the job description, in line with our in-office working policy. Contact your recruiter for more details about our in-office philosophy and expectations.
What you’ll do
- Build scalable systems and components, making trade-offs that balance stability and long-term maintainability
- Transform security operations and workflows into libraries and SDKs that enable smooth adoption and integration by application and platform teams
- Develop and optimize security tools for real-time threat detection and anomaly analysis using AI/ML models
- Build scalable AI-driven systems to automate vulnerability prioritization and improve incident response times
- Collaborate with backend and security teams to enhance security protocols and integrate AI-driven solutions into core systems
- Identify chances to enhance system performance, improve team efficiency, and minimize security risks through automated solutions
What you bring
- 5+ years of Software Development experience.
- 3+ years experience writing low latency, large scale distributed systems.
- Proficiency in Go or Python, with exceptional problem-solving and production debugging skills.
- Expertise with cloud-native platforms, container and orchestration technologies (e.g., AWS, Kubernetes, gRPC, Kafka).
- Experience supporting and developing machine learning models and data pipelines.
- Proven experience working on large projects with long-term impact on a single system or team.
- Strong technical grasp with excellent judgment on task prioritizations.
- Ability to solve sophisticated engineering problems that deliver results aligned with team objectives.
What we offer
- Market competitive and pay equity-focused compensation structure
- 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Annual lifestyle wallet for personal wellness, learning and development, and more!
- Lifetime maximum benefit for family forming and fertility benefits
- Dedicated mental health support for employees and eligible dependents
- Generous time away including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
- Lively office environment with catered meals, fully stocked kitchens, and geo-specific commuter benefits
Base pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected salary range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. This role is also eligible to participate in a Robinhood bonus plan and Robinhood’s equity plan. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.
Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC)
$187,000—$220,000 USD
Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL)
$165,000—$194,000 USD
Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL)
$146,000—$172,000 USD
Click here to learn more about available Benefits, which vary by region and Robinhood entity.
We’re looking for more growth-minded and collaborative people to be a part of our journey in democratizing finance for all. If you’re ready to give 100% in helping us achieve our mission—we’d love to have you apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Robinhood, we're looking for people invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.
Robinhood embraces a diversity of backgrounds and experiences and provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We are dedicated to building a company that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work (and work environment) will be for everyone. Additionally, Robinhood provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights. Please review the specific Robinhood Privacy Policy applicable to the country where you are applying.
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What We Do
Robinhood was founded on a simple idea—that our financial markets should be accessible to all. In an industry where barriers have prevailed for too long, this hasn’t always been easy. We’re leveling the playing field by making trading more intuitive, more affordable, and more inclusive to ensure that everyone, regardless of wealth or industry knowledge, feels empowered to participate in the financial system.
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Why Work With Us
Robinhood looks to hire employees who embody a high-growth mindset, set ambitious goals, make decisions independently, and who show up as accountable. The work moves fast, and resilience is key. Maintaining grit, perseverance, and self-motivation are critical to an employee's success at Robinhood, but so is staying humble and sharing credit.
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