Staff Software Engineer, Capacity Engineering and Analysis

Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all.

Robinhood was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood is lowering barriers and providing greater access to financial information. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in.

About the team + role

The Capacity Engineering and Analysis team (CEA) is a dedicated engineering group within Infrastructure Engineering, that is tasked as the guardians of all things around our cloud costs at Robinhood. Join a team that works multi-functionally building critical systems to identify and reduce costs to ensure we optimize for scaled cloud use. The team is expected to continue to expand its scope from observability and cost dashboards to much more as the team continues to grow!

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the team and help Robinhood continue to build impressive systems while optimizing our costs surrounding our cloud systems.

What You’ll Do

1. Design and optimize large-scale systems within the team, making the right tradeoffs for risk and long-term maintainability.
2. Set up and drive technical directions of the project while mentoring and up-leveling junior engineers on the team.
3. Support core backend systems for Capacity Engineering and Analysis and other teams within Infrastructure Engineering.
4. Partner cross-functionally with almost every engineering team at Robinhood to ensure teams are set up for success in regards to their AWS costs.

What You Bring

1. You have experience in a similar organization that deals with significant scale.
2. You have successfully led initiatives that have reduced cloud costs.
3. You have exposure with public clouds, ideally Amazon Web Services (AWS).

What We Offer

1. Market competitive and pay equity-focused compensation structure.
2. 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents.
3. Annual lifestyle wallet for personal wellness, learning and development, and more!
4. Lifetime maximum benefit for family forming and fertility benefits.
5. Dedicated mental health support for employees and eligible dependents.
6. Generous time away including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
7. Lively office environment with catered meals, fully stocked kitchens, and geo-specific commuter 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 salary range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. This role is also eligible to participate in a Robinhood bonus plan and Robinhood’s equity plan.

Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC): $217,000—$255,000 USD

Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL): $190,000—$224,000 USD

Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL): $169,000—$199,000 USD

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We’re looking for more growth-minded and collaborative people to be a part of our journey in democratizing finance for all. If you’re ready to give 100% in helping us achieve our mission—we’d love to have you apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Robinhood, we're looking for people invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.

Robinhood embraces a diversity of backgrounds and experiences and provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We are dedicated to building a company that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work (and work environment) will be for everyone. Additionally, Robinhood provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights. To review Robinhood's Privacy Policy please review the specific policy applicable to your country.