About the job
Join us in revolutionizing the financial landscape.
At Robinhood, our mission is to democratize finance for everyone. With an estimated $124 trillion in assets expected to be passed down to younger generations in the coming years, this is the largest wealth transfer in history. If you’re ready to be at the forefront of this transformative cultural and financial movement, we want to hear from you.
About the Team and Role
We are assembling an exceptional team dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technologies to tackle the world's most pressing financial challenges. We seek bold innovators, adept problem-solvers, and passionate builders who are driven to make a significant impact. At Robinhood, complacency has no place; this is where ambitious individuals deliver their best work. Our team thrives on high performance, rapid progress, and a strong ethical foundation. Expectations are high, but so are the rewards.
The Streaming Platform team exists to facilitate real-time, dependable, and scalable data streaming across all Robinhood products and infrastructure. We create and maintain essential platforms that enable seamless communication between services and empower streaming analytics throughout the organization. Our systems are indispensable for Robinhood’s ability to develop innovative financial products and provide unparalleled experiences for our customers!
Check out some of the exciting projects we're working on:
- Robinhood’s Use of WarpStream for Logging
- Robinhood’s Kafka Journey from EC2 to Kubernetes
- Robinhood’s Kafka Proxy
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and manage distributed systems that underpin core data pipelines and real-time event processing. You will collaborate with engineers across product, data, and machine learning teams to scale our platform, enhance reliability, and improve the developer experience company-wide.
This position is based in our Bellevue, WA office, where in-person attendance is expected at least three days a week.
At Robinhood, we believe that in-person collaboration fuels progress, ignites innovation, and fosters community. Our office environment is intentionally crafted to be energizing and supportive of high-performance work.

