Staff Software Engineer
Toronto
CA$146,924 - CA$172,635/yearly
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About the role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale, distributed systems in production environments
- Expertise in backend development using languages such as Go, Python, or Java, with deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures
- 3+ years leading large-scale technical initiatives, with ownership spanning multiple teams or complex systems
- Strong grasp of system design, data modeling, and software engineering fundamentals
- Proven ability to simplify complex problems, make sound tradeoffs, and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders
- Strong ownership mindset with a track record of delivering high-impact, end-to-end product outcomes and raising team-wide technical standards
- Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing engineers, fostering technical excellence and long-term career growth
What the job involves
- As a Staff Software Engineer in this role, you will work on the most critical projects across Tokenization, Robinhood Chain, and the Robinhood Wallet
- Most importantly, you will proactively coach and uplift other team members, drive engineering excellence, and set the highest bar for quality
- Own the technical vision and execution for Robinhood Chain, the Tokenization Engine, and the Robinhood Wallet
- Design, build, and operate the core services that power Robinhood Chain, the Tokenization Engine, and the Robinhood Wallet
- Remain deeply hands-on by writing production code, leading complex implementations, and setting the standard for engineering quality across the platform
- Improve developer practices and lead the adoption of the latest AI tooling to maximize engineering output
- Drive technical excellence across reliability, correctness, observability, and security
- Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar through design reviews, architecture discussions, and hands-on leadership
- Influence platform direction beyond your immediate team by aligning with adjacent organizations and company-wide initiatives
Staff Software Engineer
Toronto
CA$146,924 - CA$172,635/yearly
JobCard.seniorityLevels.staff
About the role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale, distributed systems in production environments
- Expertise in backend development using languages such as Go, Python, or Java, with deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures
- 3+ years leading large-scale technical initiatives, with ownership spanning multiple teams or complex systems
- Strong grasp of system design, data modeling, and software engineering fundamentals
- Proven ability to simplify complex problems, make sound tradeoffs, and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders
- Strong ownership mindset with a track record of delivering high-impact, end-to-end product outcomes and raising team-wide technical standards
- Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing engineers, fostering technical excellence and long-term career growth
What the job involves
- As a Staff Software Engineer in this role, you will work on the most critical projects across Tokenization, Robinhood Chain, and the Robinhood Wallet
- Most importantly, you will proactively coach and uplift other team members, drive engineering excellence, and set the highest bar for quality
- Own the technical vision and execution for Robinhood Chain, the Tokenization Engine, and the Robinhood Wallet
- Design, build, and operate the core services that power Robinhood Chain, the Tokenization Engine, and the Robinhood Wallet
- Remain deeply hands-on by writing production code, leading complex implementations, and setting the standard for engineering quality across the platform
- Improve developer practices and lead the adoption of the latest AI tooling to maximize engineering output
- Drive technical excellence across reliability, correctness, observability, and security
- Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar through design reviews, architecture discussions, and hands-on leadership
- Influence platform direction beyond your immediate team by aligning with adjacent organizations and company-wide initiatives