Staff Android Engineer

As a Staff Android Engineer at Robinhood, you'll define and drive the technical direction for Android experiences across high-impact product areas within the Trading Products team. You'll lead complex initiatives end to end—from early product and technical strategy through architecture, implementation, experimentation, launch, and long-term evolution—partnering closely with Product, Design, Backend Engineering, and Data Science to deliver intuitive, scalable mobile experiences that empower millions of users to engage with their finances.

What you'll do

• Define and drive the technical direction for Android experiences across high-impact product areas, building intuitive, elegant, and reliable mobile systems using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android APIs.
• Lead complex, ambiguous initiatives end to end—from early product and technical strategy through architecture, implementation, experimentation, launch, and long-term evolution.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, Backend Engineers, and Data Scientists to shape roadmaps, influence product decisions, and deliver solutions that create meaningful customer and business impact.
• Establish and uphold engineering standards, architecture patterns, and development practices that improve quality, scalability, maintainability, and developer velocity across the team.
• Act as a technical leader and multiplier by mentoring engineers, driving design reviews, unblocking critical decisions, and raising the overall bar for execution, craftsmanship, and collaboration.

What you bring

• 8+ years of professional experience developing Android applications, including experience leading large-scale or technically complex mobile initiatives.
• Deep proficiency with Kotlin and/or Java, and strong expertise in Android SDK fundamentals and architecture patterns such as MVVM, with a track record of making sound architectural tradeoffs.
• Strong experience with Jetpack Compose, Coroutines and Flow or RxJava, and common Android libraries such as Retrofit and Room, with the ability to apply them at scale in complex production environments.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional partners and align teams around technical and product direction.
• Demonstrated track record of leading through ambiguity, driving architecture across multiple projects or surfaces, and mentoring senior engineers while elevating engineering standards beyond your immediate team.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

What we offer

• Base pay of $230,000–$270,000 USD (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC), $203,000–$238,000 USD (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL), or $180,000–$211,000 USD (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL), plus bonus opportunities and equity
• 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents, employer-paid life and disability insurance, and fertility benefits
• Mental health support and a lifestyle wallet for wellness and learning
• Generous time off including company holidays, PTO, sick time, and parental leave
• 401(k) matching
• Exceptional office experience with catered meals, stocked kitchens, and commuter benefits

About Robinhood

Robinhood is building an elite team to democratize finance for all, applying frontier technologies to the world's biggest financial problems. With an estimated $124 trillion in assets transferring to younger generations over the next two decades, Robinhood is positioned at the epicenter of historic cultural and financial change.