
As a Software Engineer on the Robinhood Wallet team, you will build and own the backend services, infrastructure, and data systems that support our wallet products. The Robinhood Wallet team's mission is to democratize access to financial services worldwide by leveraging DeFi protocols and Robinhood Chain, enabling users to custody and manage their digital assets. You will develop new features and system enhancements to deliver a highly secure and efficient trading experience for cryptocurrencies and tokenized stocks, including perpetual futures, to customers worldwide.
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.
What you bring
- 2+ 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 successful, 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 range (depends on location): Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC): $166,000-$195,000 USD; Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL): $147,000-$172,000 USD; Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL): $130,000-$152,000 USD. This role is also eligible for bonus opportunities, equity, and benefits.
- Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact.
- Top-tier benefits including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents.
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits.
- A lifestyle wallet, a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more.
- Access to AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee.
- Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more.
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
- 401(k) matching.
About Robinhood
Robinhood's mission is to democratize finance for all. The Robinhood Wallet team builds secure, intuitive, and decentralized products at the intersection of traditional finance and web3, working across multiple engineering and design areas to deliver highly reliable, high-performance systems for customers worldwide. This role is based in Menlo Park, CA or New York, NY, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.
What engineering roles in crypto pay
383 salaries · our own dataThis role pays $166k–$195k, below the $205k median for engineering roles in crypto on this board.