Software Engineer, Service Discovery & Communication

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

Robinhood's products are powered by a multitude of powerful microservices working in unison. In order for these microservices to work, they need to be able to locate and communicate with each other.

As the Service Discovery and Communication team, we build and deploy the fundamental systems that enable this real-time, inter-service communication all while being highly-scaleable, robust and reliable!

The team builds with Go and Python as the main language and frameworks of choice with C++ being a bonus as we construct our Global Edge.

We also use Envoy for load balancing and global routing, Unbound and CoreDNS as our DNS, and gRPC for inter-service communication.

We also heavily utilize Kubernetes, AWS, service discovery and service mesh type systems such as Istio.

We are looking for a Software Developer to join the team, build on our current infrastructure and backend services, and help bring excellent interservice connection between all of our microservices!

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 large scale, distributed systems within the team, making the right tradeoffs for risk and long-term maintainability.
• Proactively identify and drive optimizations and improvements to the infrastructure and systems.
• Be a hands-on contributor for critical projects on the roadmap.
• Contribute to open source projects.

What you bring

• Proven experience building services and systems within an organization that deals with significant scale.
• Experience working with infrastructure critical systems like Kubernetes and ideally have hands on experience with AWS.
• Bonus points if you have some exposure to Istio or similar service mesh technologies and are interested in gaining more hands-on experience in managing microservices traffic, security, and observability.

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.

Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC)

$157,000-$185,000 USD

Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL)

$139,000-$163,000 USD

Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL)

$122,000-$144,000 USD

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.