Senior Software Engineer, Application Security

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

Robinhood Markets was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood and its subsidiaries and affiliates are 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.

With growth as the top priority...

The business is seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures and systems; playing a key-role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.

About the team + role

The Application Security team mission is to ensure that Robinhood's applications and production environments are built and operated with the highest standards of security, enabling a safer, scalable, and resilient platform for all users. By proactively identifying vulnerabilities, managing risks, and empowering the engineering community with effective security platforms, we drive robust application and production security practices across the organization.

Join a team dedicated to securing Robinhood's applications and production environments. We go beyond identifying risks—we innovate, engineer scalable security platforms, and empower teams to build and operate securely. Collaborating across product and platform engineering, you'll drive impactful solutions that seamlessly integrate security into the development lifecycle. If you're passionate about tackling real-world security challenges with cutting-edge solutions, this is the team for you.

The role is located in the office location(s) listed on this job description which will align with our in-office working environment. Please connect with your recruiter for more information regarding our in-office philosophy and expectations.

What you’ll do

• Build scalable systems and components, making the right tradeoffs to account for stability and long-term maintainability.
• Design, write, test, and release critical technical solutions with high engineering rigor.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams and deliver large-scope technical quality projects
• Mentor junior developers on the team and lead project of large complexity
• Find opportunities to improve system performance, team efficiency, and minimize risks

What you bring

• 5+ years of software development experience working in a fast paced environment.
• 3+ years experience writing low latency, large scale distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Go or Python, with exceptional technical grasp with problem-solving and production debugging skills.
• Strong ownership and experience building and operating high-scale, distributed systems across the full software lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and across engineering teams.
• Experience mentoring junior developers and leading the team technically on new initiatives and system improvement.

Our team is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming interview experience for all candidates. If you require a specific accommodation during the application or interview process due to a physical or mental condition, please complete this Applicant Accommodation Form to notify our team. The form should only be completed if you need a specific accommodation.

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. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.

Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC)$187,000—$220,000 USDZone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL)$165,000—$194,000 USDZone 3 (Lake Mary, FL)$146,000—$172,000 USD

Click here to learn more about available Benefits, which vary by region and Robinhood entity.

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. Please review the specific Robinhood Privacy Policy applicable to the country where you are applying.