Jobs / United States / Robinhood Markets INC
Senior Software Engineer, Kubernetes Compute
Robinhood Markets INC · 🇺🇸 Bellevue, WA
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
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 roles14 certified filings for “Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in WA: $166k–$212k, median $177k. Most were filed at wage level II (57%) — 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.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Robinhood Markets INC
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 Software Platform team accelerates developer velocity and increases system reliability by building the foundational platforms and tools that power Robinhood engineering. Within this group, the Compute team focuses on building and operating a highly available, scalable Kubernetes-powered container platform. We ensure that our infrastructure seamlessly supports reliable application deployments, integrates core platform capabilities, and enables multi-region scalability. We are expanding our core container systems to support our next phase of technical growth! As a Senior Software Engineer , you will focus heavily on building, operating, and expanding our container provisioning platforms. You will be responsible for designing resilient container infrastructure and contributing to our technical migration to Amazon EKS to improve platform reliability. In this position, you will collaborate with engineering teams across Robinhood to deliver reliable platform integrations for core capabilities like networking and security. Your work will directly help our infrastructure scale efficiently while maintaining a high standard of safety and system uptime! This role is based in our Bellevue, WA office, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week. Position Restriction: This position is restricted to US citizens or lawful permanent residents 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, and operate scalable container infrastructure using Kubernetes to support high-throughput financial applications. • Contribute to the technical execution of migrating core workloads to Amazon EKS while ensuring zero-downtime deployments. • Optimize container lifecycle management, networking infrastructure, and cluster provisioning APIs for multi-region reliability. • Collaborate with engineering teams across Robinhood to integrate core platform capabilities like service mesh, authentication, and load balancing. • Identify performance bottlenecks in production environments and implement automated solutions to enhance platform availability. What you bring • Strong proficiency with Kubernetes control plane and data plane components, including container lifecycle management. • Experience deploying, debugging, and managing large-scale distributed systems or containerized platforms in a production environment. • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS services and managed container environments like Amazon EKS. • Knowledge of container networking concepts, cluster security protocols, and open-source cloud-native tools. • Ability to plan and execute technical projects systematically while providing technical guidance to team members. What we offer • Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career. • Performance