Senior Staff Software Engineer

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Senior Staff Software Engineer in USA

Robinhood
Full time
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USA
09/16/2026
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Menlo Park, CA

Responsibilities

Own the technical direction and roadmap for the Developer Infrastructure organization across DevX, TestX, Backend Platform, and Mobile Platform.
Lead Bazel-based monorepo build infrastructure, remote build execution, and language-agnostic build optimization.
Scale CI/CD pipelines, GitHub repository configurations, pre-merge checks, and test execution infrastructure across the company.
Set the technical vision for integration test environments and personal development environments.
Drive AI and agentic systems across the software development lifecycle, including intelligent automation and coding agents.
Set technical standards for language runtimes, libraries, IDE tooling, and developer environments across Python, Go, TypeScript, Swift, and Android.
Partner with engineering leadership and stakeholders on a long-term developer infrastructure roadmap.
Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across large engineering organizations.

Requirements

10+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated Senior Staff, Principal, or Distinguished Engineer-level impact.
Deep expertise with Bazel, large-scale monorepo build systems, and remote build execution infrastructure.
Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines at massive scale across multiple languages and complex pre-merge logic.
Fluency in Go and/or Python; familiarity with TypeScript, Swift, or Android development environments is preferred.
Strong background in distributed systems, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure, with AWS preferred.
Experience with test infrastructure, integration test environments, or developer environment platforms.
Interest in or hands-on experience with agentic AI systems, automated code review, or AI-driven developer productivity.
Exceptional technical leadership, communication, influence, mentoring, and organization-wide vision-setting skills.

Benefits

Performance-driven compensation with bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching; compensation also includes benefits.
100% paid employee health insurance and 90% dependent coverage.
Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund for eligible US employees.
Access to AI tools and continuous AI skill-building.
Flexible lifestyle wallet for wellness, learning, and other expenses.
Employer-paid life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits.
Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and other time off.
Catered meals, events, and comfortable office workspaces.
This role is based in New York City or Menlo Park and requires in-person attendance at least three days per week.

Salary: $264k - $310k/yr

Robinhood

Robinhood builds a trading platform that democratizes finance, making it accessible to everyone. Targeting a younger, tech-savvy audience, it simplifies the investment process and empowers users to manage their wealth effectively. What sets Robinhood apart is its commitment to breaking down barri...

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