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.
Robinhood’s Data Lake Infrastructure team empowers informed decision-making and innovation across the company by building reliable, timely, efficient, and privacy-aware data infrastructure. Our mission is to create scalable systems that support the secure and performant flow of data to our analytics, reporting and machine learning platforms.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll work on designing and developing high-scale data ingestion pipelines that process billions of events and petabytes of data daily. You'll collaborate closely with partners across Data Science, Product, and Engineering to align on data needs and design. You'll also work deeply with our Data Platform and Storage teams to build integrated solutions. Our platform leverages open-source technologies to ensure high performance and ACID-compliant data lake operations.
The role is located in the office location(s) listed on this job description which will align with our in-office working environment. Please connect with your recruiter for more information regarding our in-office philosophy and expectations.
What you’ll do- Design, build, and maintain robust batch and streaming data pipelines to support data-driven decision-making across Robinhood.
- Drive improvements to data quality, efficiency, and privacy in large-scale ingestion and lakehouse architectures.
- Partner with data producers and consumers to design scalable, maintainable data contracts and ingestion mechanisms.
- Establish and enforce best practices for data operations, observability, and lifecycle management.
- Mentor and support junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical coaching.
- 4+ years of software development experience with a strong focus on data infrastructure and distributed systems.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, or Go.
- Hands-on experience with modern cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and data pipeline tooling.
- Expertise in data and stream processing technologies (e.g., Spark, Kafka, Flink), data serialization formats (e.g., Avro, Protobuf), and orchestration frameworks (e.g., Airflow).
- Practical experience with open-source Lakehouse formats such as Delta Lake and Apache Iceberg..
- 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.
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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