Staff Software Engineer, Brokerage Infra

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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 Brokerage Infrastructure team owns our platform — Robinhood's tier zero, mission-critical service responsible for all order processing, account management, and platform availability during the moments that matter most. Our systems handle millions of transactions per second across high-volume market events, and our reliability is non-negotiable! We are a team of 10+ engineers, with a culture of deep ownership, engineering rigor, and relentless focus on correctness and scale. We're looking for a Staff Level Engineer to step into a high-visibility leadership role at a pivotal moment for the platform. In this role, you'll define the technical vision, lead modernization initiatives and set the reliability bar across Robinhood's most critical infrastructure. You'll manage a team of 10+ engineers at various levels, own cross-team stakeholder relationships, and drive the engineering excellence that keeps our systems running at scale! This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA and New York, NY office(s), with hybrid attendance expected 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 • Define and execute the technical vision and roadmap for the platform, Robinhood's tier zero order processing and account management system • Lead and develop a team of 10+ engineers at various levels, coaching and mentoring emerging leaders, setting a high technical bar, and fostering a culture of ownership and accountability • Drive modernization initiatives including and resolving core storage bottlenecks • Own reliability and uptime KPIs — including SLOs for subsecond order latency, high availability, capacity planning, and rapid incident recovery during high-volume trading events • Collaborate across infrastructure and product teams to enforce reliability standards and align on technical direction • Proactively identify scalability and reliability risks, champion preventative solutions, and coordinate fast, effective incident response • Shape hiring, onboarding, and the engineering culture as the platform continues to scale What you bring • 10+ years of professional engineering experience, with several years at the staff level and prior Team Lead experience • Deep expertise with tier zero or mission-critical systems at significant scale — you've contributed to or maintained systems operating at millions to tens of millions of QPS • Demonstrated experience managing engineering teams of ~10+ engineers, including senior and staff-level ICs • Experience leading architectural migrations or modernization efforts (e.g., language rewrites, traffic routing simplification, storage improvements) • Strong ownership mentality: you question scalability assumptions, enforce rigorous engineering processes, and think through edge cases others miss •

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