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Software Engineer, Tokenization
Robinhood Markets INC · 🇺🇸 Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY
Sponsorship verdict
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 160 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 37 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Robinhood Markets INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles42 certified filings for “Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $166k–$217k, median $188k. Most were filed at wage level II (36%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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The US Department of Labor certified 160 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 37 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Join us in building the future of finance. Our mission is to democratize finance for all. An estimated $124 trillion of assets will be inherited by younger generations in the next two decades. The largest transfer of wealth in human history. If you’re ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading. About the team + role 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 Tokenization team's mission is to bring both public and private equity to be tradable 24/7 on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) across the Robinhood Chain. We work at the intersection of blockchain technology, financial market infrastructure, and modern distributed systems - with a focus on accessibility, security, and scalability. Equity markets have been closed nights and weekends for a century; we're building the infrastructure that changes that. As a Software Engineer , you'll build and own backend services that make tokenized equities work end to end - issuance, custody, and settlement on-chain, kept in sync with traditional brokerage and ledger systems. You'll ship product-facing features and platform capabilities in a domain where correctness is non-negotiable - the systems you build move real customer assets, continuously, around the clock. This role are based in either our Menlo Park, Toronto or New York city offices, 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, build, test, and deploy the backend services that mint, custody, and settle tokenized equities on the Robinhood Chain, with correctness and auditability as hard requirements • Develop product-facing features and platform enhancements that meet strict correctness and scalability standards • Build the connective tissue between traditional market infrastructure (brokerage, ledgers, corporate actions) and on-chain systems, including smart contract integrations, chain indexers, and DEX trade flows • Identify and implement improvements to system performance, engineering productivity, and risk reduction • Collaborate closely with product, compliance, client, and platform teams to deliver impactful technical solutions What you bring • 2+ years of experience in software development • Expertise in backend development using languages such as Go, Python, or Java, with a solid grasp of cloud-native architectures • Strong grasp of system design, data modeling, and software engineering fundamentals • Care for correctness-critical systems - idempotency, reconciliation, and reasoning carefully about failure modes when money is at stake • Strong ownership mindset, with a track record of delivering high-quality projects end to end in cross-functional environments • Interest in blockchain fundamentals - EVM, smart contracts, wallets, on-chain settlement - or a strong appetite to go deep quickly 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