Robinhood is hiring a

Software Developer, Backend

Toronto, Canada

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(s) + role(s)

Money Movement  

This team offers the opportunity to influence both user-facing products the team owns and build platform technologies that enable other Robinhood products. It's a unique blend of product work building for our end users directly and platform work full of collaboration with teams across the company.

What you’ll do

  • Build scalable systems and components, making the right tradeoffs to account for stability and long-term maintainability
  • Design, write, test, and release platform or product-facing features with stringent correctness and scalability requirements
  • Identify opportunities to improve system performance, team productivity, and reduce risk
  • Collaborate closely and effectively with cross-functional partners, client teams, and vendors

What you bring

  • 3+ years of software developer experience
  • You have a track record of successfully collaborating with cross-functional teams and delivering large-scope technical projects, setting a high standard for code quality and code review processes
  • You deeply understand the design, product, and backend development disciplines so that you can work effectively with them
  • Experience with Go or Python
  • Experience with Kafka and data streaming technologies
  • Experience with handling/processing large amounts of data
  • Familiarity with other parts of the team’s tech stack (Postgres, K8s, Redis, AWS or similar)
  • Bonus Points: Experience at a fintech company or financial firm

Our team is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming interview experience for all candidates. If you require a specific accommodation during the application or interview process due to a physical or mental condition, please complete this Applicant Accommodation Form to notify our team. The form should only be completed if you need a specific accommodation.

 

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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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