About the team + role

We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards.

The Tokenization Engine team’s mission is to bring both public and private equity to be tradable 24/7 in the Robinhood app and on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) across leading blockchains. The team works at the intersection of blockchain technology, financial systems, and modern infrastructure — with a focus on accessibility, security, and scalability. We’re passionate about reimagining the future of equity markets and building the infrastructure to power it!

As a Staff Software Engineer you will be working with a talented team focused on the tokenization engine and 6 different external teams (trading engine, equity metadata, user portfolio, equity market data, crypto custody).

This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA or New York, NY office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week. 

At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.

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

• 10+ 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.

What we offer

• Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career


• Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching


• Best in class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents


• Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more


• Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits


• Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!


• Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.