Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all.
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.
About the team + role
The Streaming Platform Team builds large scale distributed systems that power nearly all microservice communication and stream processing for Robinhood! Our platforms enable real-time streaming, stateful stream processing, and database change data capture with a core focus on reliability for scale. It powers everything from placing a trade on the Robinhood app, onboarding and building new products, to the most critical day to day business operations. Through constant cross functional collaboration with our internal users of product engineers, to ML/Data/Infra engineers and even to data scientists and analysts we ensure all features provide reliable and secure services.
As a Senior Software Engineer you will focus on managing and scaling Kafka as a service within the organization. You will drive operational efficiency with the team, and build large scale systems all while working cross-functionally. The team works with open source technologies like Kafka, Flink, and Debezium (with opportunities to contribute back to the community through open source contributions!)
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 distributed systems, with a focus on Kafka infrastructure, and related tooling while enhancing reliability, scalability, and accessibility.
- Leverage tools like Flink and Debezium to enable data movement between Kafka, data lakes, and other systems.
- Develop frameworks and tools to simplify Kafka adoption and integration for end-users.
- Debug and resolve issues while maintaining focus on uptime and performance.
- Drive initiatives like improved CDC (Change Data Capture) offerings, cost optimization on AWS, and disaster recovery planning.
- Contribute to open-source projects related to Kafka and streaming technologies.
What you bring
- 5+ years of software engineering experience building scaleable distributed systems.
- Expertise in debugging Linux systems under pressure, with a focus on live machine and client code troubleshooting.
- Experience building resilient, asynchronous messaging architectures.
- (bonus points) Contributions to open source projects like Kafka, Spark, Hudi, Flink e.t.c.
What we offer
- 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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