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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.
The mission of our team is to build a scalable and secure AI platform that enables security teams across Robinhood to develop and operate AI-powered agents and security solutions with confidence.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the AI Security team, you’ll help build the foundational platform, infrastructure, and security primitives that make it easier for teams to develop AI-powered security capabilities at scale. You’ll work on complex engineering problems at the intersection of AI, distributed systems, and security, with a particular focus on areas such as identity, authentication, authorization, encryption, and platform safety.
You’ll partner closely with security and engineering teams across Robinhood to create systems that make AI development easier while ensuring security is built into the platform from the start. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys building platforms, solving complex technical problems, and helping shape how AI is securely adopted across security.
This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA and Bellevue, WA 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.
What you’ll do- Design and build a scalable AI platform that enables security teams to develop, deploy, and operate AI-powered agents and security capabilities
- Build foundational platform services, APIs, libraries, and SDKs that make it easier for teams to integrate AI into security workflows
- Design secure systems with strong identity, authentication, authorization, encryption, and data protection controls
- Build and operate reliable, large-scale distributed systems that support AI-powered security use cases
- Develop platform capabilities and guardrails that enable teams to safely build and operate AI agents
- Partner with security, infrastructure, and engineering teams to understand their needs and translate them into reusable platform capabilities
- Identify opportunities to improve platform performance, developer experience, reliability, and security through automation
- Help shape the technical direction and architecture of Robinhood’s AI Security platform as the team and platform continue to grow
- 5+ years of software development experience
- 3+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems, with experience designing systems around security concepts such as authentication, authorization, identity, or encryption
- Experience building AI platforms, AI infrastructure, or production systems that support AI-powered applications or agents
- Proficiency in Go or Python, with strong problem-solving and production debugging skills
- Experience with cloud-native platforms and distributed systems technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, gRPC, or Kafka
- Strong understanding of security fundamentals and experience incorporating security into the design of production systems
- Experience designing and building reusable platform capabilities, APIs, libraries, or developer tooling
- Proven experience delivering large engineering projects with meaningful, long-term impact
- Strong technical judgment and the ability to make thoughtful trade-offs across security, reliability, scalability, and developer experience
- Ability to solve complex engineering problems and collaborate effectively across security and engineering teams
What we offer
- Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
- Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
- Top Tier benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund that gives eligible US employees the opportunity to invest in a private employee fund that provides exposure to Robinhood Ventures funds.
- Access to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee, technical or not.
- Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
- Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
- Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + 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 base pay range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.
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If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.
AI Usage Disclosure: Robinhood uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our recruiting process. These tools enhance the efficiency and consistency of our hiring process; however, all hiring decisions are made by our hiring teams.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of software development experience
- 3+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems
- Experience designing systems involving authentication, authorization, identity, or encryption
- Experience building AI platforms, AI infrastructure, or production systems supporting AI-powered applications or agents
- Proficiency in Go or Python
- Strong production debugging and problem-solving skills
- Experience with cloud-native platforms and distributed systems technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, gRPC, or Kafka
- Strong understanding of security fundamentals and secure production system design
- Experience building reusable platform capabilities, APIs, libraries, or developer tooling
- Proven experience delivering large engineering projects with meaningful, long-term impact
- Strong technical judgment and ability to balance security, reliability, scalability, and developer experience
- Ability to solve complex engineering problems and collaborate across security and engineering teams
- In-person attendance at least three days per week in Menlo Park, California or Bellevue, Washington
Robinhood Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Robinhood and has not been reviewed or approved by Robinhood.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as best-in-class, with strong medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental-health support, and life and disability insurance. Low premiums and solid dependent coverage are also noted, reinforcing the strength of core health benefits.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants through RSUs and an ESPP are standard, and for many tech roles equity meaningfully lifts total compensation when the stock performs. Clear multi-year vesting schedules make ownership accessible as a core part of the pay mix.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave and fertility benefits are emphasized, with generous paid time for new parents cited as a standout. Family-oriented policies are consistently portrayed as a strong component of the package.
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What We Do
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) transformed financial services by introducing commission-free stock trading and democratizing access to the markets for millions of investors. Today, Robinhood, through its subsidiaries, lets you trade stocks, options, futures (which includes event contracts), and crypto, invest for retirement, earn with Robinhood Gold, and access an expert-managed portfolio with Robinhood Strategies. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Robinhood puts customers in the driver’s seat, delivering unprecedented value and products intentionally designed for a new generation of investors. Additional information about Robinhood can be found at www.robinhood.com.
Why Work With Us
At Robinhood, we are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. Every role can make a real impact. We’re a team of builders, doers, and bold thinkers who thrive in a high-performance environment and take pride in raising the bar for ourselves and the millions of customers we serve.
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