Staff Systems Engineer

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:

Be a founding member of Robinhood’s Systems Engineering team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the technical infrastructure and operational frameworks that support the company's products and services. Your work will require a meticulous approach to system architecture, integration, and validation.

As a Staff Systems Engineer, you will drive end-to-end ownership of system design, from requirements gathering to testing and deployment, ensuring the health and sustainability of our applications, systems, tooling and processes. This is a unique opportunity to help define and establish systems engineering practices at Robinhood, contributing to groundbreaking innovations and long-term platform stability.

The role is located in the office location 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:

• Define Systems Architecture: Develop robust and scalable systems designs, ensuring safety, reliability, and fault tolerance across Robinhood’s financial platform.
• End-to-End Ownership: Take ownership of the entire systems engineering lifecycle, from requirements definition and architecture to verification, validation, and deployment.
• Safety-Critical Focus: Implement rigorous testing frameworks, failure analysis, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure the highest levels of safety and reliability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, product, and operations teams to align on system requirements, define interfaces, and develop solutions that meet our enterprise risk standards.
• Develop Processes and Tools: Create and refine processes for requirements tracking, systems integration, and verification, ensuring a repeatable and high-quality approach to safety-critical development.
• Iterative Prototyping: Rapidly prototype and test new concepts, integrating learnings into scalable solutions that align with the broader system architecture.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor system performance, conduct post-deployment reviews, and lead efforts to improve reliability and scalability over time.

What You Bring:

• Experience: 7+ years in Systems Engineering or related roles.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in distributed systems (sys architecture, distributed systems and failure modes); some coding experience required.
• Process Implementation: Experience with system process implementation and complex system validation.
• Problem Solving Skills: Proven ability to troubleshoot complex systems issues and implement effective solutions.
• Leadership: Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience leading technical projects or initiatives.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

What we offer

• Market competitive and pay equity-focused compensation structure
• 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
• Annual lifestyle wallet for personal wellness, learning and development, and more!
• Lifetime maximum benefit for family forming and fertility benefits
• Dedicated mental health support for employees and eligible dependents
• Generous time away including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
• 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 base