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You’ll design, build, test, and deploy scalable backend services and infrastructure for Robinhood Wallet, Tokenization, and Web3 platforms, ensuring correctness and auditability. You’ll own the connective tissue between traditional market systems and on‑chain components, including smart‑contract integrations and chain indexers.
2+ years of software development experience, strong backend skills in Go, Python or Java, and solid cloud‑native architecture knowledge. Must understand system design, data modeling, and be comfortable with correctness‑critical systems. Interest or quick learning ability in blockchain fundamentals (EVM, smart contracts, wallets) is required.
The role powers Robinhood’s next‑generation crypto, web3, and wallet offerings, enabling real‑time trading of tokenized assets and decentralized finance services. Building reliable, auditable backend systems is essential for moving customer assets safely and democratizing finance worldwide.
Candidates who thrive on solving high‑impact, correctness‑critical problems, enjoy cross‑functional collaboration, and are eager to dive deep into blockchain technology. Ideal for engineers who value ownership, rapid iteration, and building infrastructure that underpins large‑scale financial products.
Our mission is to democratize finance for all. An estimated $124 trillion of assets will be inherited by younger generations in the next two decades. The largest transfer of wealth in human history. If you’re ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading.
We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards.
As a Software Engineer, you’ll build and own backend services, infrastructure, and data systems that support Robinhood’s next-generation crypto, web3, and wallet offerings. You’ll develop innovative solutions to deliver a best-in-class trading experience for cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets—including perpetual futures—to customers worldwide, while solving complex scalability and correctness challenges in an environment where the systems you build move real customer assets continuously around the clock.
The Robinhood Wallet team’s mission is to democratize access to financial services worldwide by leveraging DeFi protocols and Robinhood Chain. The team builds non-custodial consumer products, self-custody experiences, and seamless cross-chain trading capabilities.
The Tokenization team’s mission is to bring both public and private equity to be tradable 24/7 on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) across the Robinhood Chain. Equity markets have been closed nights and weekends for a century; the team builds the connective tissue between traditional market infrastructure and on-chain systems—issuance, custody, and settlement—to change that.
The Robinhood Chain team designs and scales the underlying decentralized infrastructure across Robinhood. The team continuously improves Robinhood Chain to provide a best-in-class decentralized platform for trading real-world assets, builds specialized smart contracts, and provides infrastructure services for other Robinhood teams that rely on DeFi.
These roles are based in either our Menlo Park, or New York City offices, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.
At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.
In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + 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 base pay range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.
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If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.
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