Senior Software Developer, Wallet
What engineering roles in crypto pay
205 salaries · our own dataThis role pays $166k-$195k, below the $202k median for engineering roles in crypto on this board.
As a Senior Software Developer on the Robinhood Wallet team, you'll build and own the backend services, infrastructure, and data systems that power our decentralized wallet products. The Wallet team's mission is to democratize access to financial services worldwide by leveraging DeFi protocols and Robinhood Chain. You'll develop reliable and secure solutions to deliver a high-quality trading experience for cryptocurrencies and tokenized stocks, including perpetual futures, to customers worldwide. In this role, you'll take lead responsibility for designing scalable architectures, maintaining high-quality codebases, and mentoring other engineers.
This role is based in our Toronto, ON office, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.
What you'll do
- Design, build, test, and deploy scalable backend services that power Robinhood Wallet.
- Develop product-facing features and platform enhancements that meet strict correctness and scalability standards.
- Identify and implement improvements to system performance, engineering productivity, and risk reduction.
- Collaborate closely with client teams, product managers, designers, and external vendors to deliver reliable technical solutions.
- Mentor other engineers and raise the technical standards of the team through design reviews, architecture discussions, and hands-on leadership.
What you bring
- 5+ years of experience in software development.
- Expertise in backend development using languages such as Go, Python, or Java, with deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures.
- Strong grasp of system design, data modeling, and software engineering fundamentals.
- Proven ability to simplify complex problems, make sound tradeoffs, and drive alignment across product, engineering, and design teams.
- Strong sense of personal accountability with a track record of delivering high-quality, end-to-end products and raising team-wide technical standards.
Nice to have
- Experience working for a DeFi protocol, a crypto wallet company, or another blockchain-related company.
- Familiarity with technologies like EVM blockchains and smart contracts.
What we offer
- Base pay of $166,000-$195,000 CAD, plus bonus opportunities and equity.
- Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact.
- Top-tier benefits including supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, and mental health support programs.
- Access to leading AI tools and continuous AI skill-building opportunities.
- Lifestyle wallet, a highly flexible employer-paid benefits spending account for expenses such as wellness, childcare, and learning.
- Generous time off including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, paid volunteer time off, and parental leave.
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
- Monthly commuter stipend to help offset in-office commuting costs.
About Robinhood
Robinhood is building an elite team to apply frontier technologies to the world's biggest financial problems, working at the intersection of traditional finance and web3. The company is committed to democratizing finance and driving progress in cryptocurrency and blockchain applications.
