Senior Software Engineer, International
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143 salaries · our own dataThis role pays $166k-$195k, below the $203k median for engineering roles in crypto on this board.
As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer at Robinhood, you will be a core technical driver for the company's global expansion initiatives. You will bridge high-performance frontend interfaces with resilient backend distributed systems, architecting and delivering localized customer experiences from multi-currency funding and international onboarding to regional asset trading. The International engineering team's mission is to expand Robinhood's products globally and scale the platform to support millions of new customers in diverse markets.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain high-quality frontend interfaces using React and TypeScript, and scale robust backend services using Go or Python
- Own the technical delivery of critical international capabilities, including localized onboarding funnels, identity verification (KYC/AML), multi-currency funding rails, and region-specific trading experiences
- Build and optimize high-leverage growth mechanisms, localized promotion engines, and user acquisition pipelines to accelerate international market adoption
- Architect modular, scalable frameworks and internationalization (i18n/l10n) services that make expanding to future jurisdictions faster, safer, and more reliable
- Ensure backend services and localized products are built for high availability, low latency, and fault tolerance; implement comprehensive telemetry, automated testing, and participate in production on-call rotations
- Partner closely with Product Management, Product Design, Compliance, Legal, and Platform teams to translate jurisdictional requirements into elegant, user-centric technical solutions
What you bring
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, building, and operating production systems across the full stack
- Proficiency with modern frontend technologies and frameworks such as React and TypeScript, with an emphasis on performance, accessibility, and state management
- Strong experience building scalable distributed services in languages such as Go or Python, utilizing relational and NoSQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis), and working with event-driven architectures (e.g. Kafka)
- A proven track record of taking complex features from ambiguity through technical design, phased rollout, production validation, and post-launch maintenance
- A deep understanding of RESTful APIs, gRPC, service-oriented architectures, and microservice integration patterns
- Clear, structured communication skills to articulate trade-offs, drive technical consensus across distributed teams, and align with non-technical stakeholders
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 the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee
- A lifestyle wallet, a highly flexible employer-paid benefits spending account for expenses beyond traditional benefits 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
This role is based in the Toronto, Canada office, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.
About Robinhood
Robinhood is democratizing finance for all, building an elite team that applies frontier technologies to the world's biggest financial problems. The company is scaling its platform globally to support millions of new customers in diverse markets.
Context for this role
From the live jobs we track on CryptoJobsHQ, updated daily.
Robinhood has 28 open roles on CryptoJobsHQ: 12 in Engineering, 8 in Legal & Compliance and 3 in Design. 7% are fully remote, most of the rest in the US and Canada. 5 were posted in the last 7 days. The median advertised base salary is $181k, from 23 listings that publish pay.
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