Staff Software Engineer, Reliability

Company: Robinhood
Location: Washington
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

About the team + roleThe Reliability Engineering team at Robinhood ensures the reliability, scalability, performance, and security of the systems powering millions of users. As a hybrid role combining software engineering and systems operations, Software Engineers focused on Reliability partner closely with development teams and work on a variety of projects including:

• Applications including brokerage, crypto, and money
• Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
• Incident metrics (Mean Time To Detect and Mean Time To Resolve)
• Production Readiness Review (PRR)
• Black box monitoring
• Canary
• Testing infrastructure
• Staging environment
• Costs and efficiencyAs a Staff Software Engineer on the Reliability team, you will help build the roadmap and collaborate heavily with cross-functional partners. You will build systems of reliability, centralized tooling, and ensure proper focus for the team. This is a newly formed team, and if you are interested in being part of the founding team, we would love to chat with you!What you'll do
  • Design, build, and maintain large-scale systems that power Robinhood's platform, infrastructure, and core services.
  • Write and review high-quality code, create capacity and scaling plans, and debug complex, real-time issues in mission-critical systems used by millions of customers.
  • Lead by example, mentoring teammates, promoting best practices, and fostering a culture focused on operational excellence and system resilience.
  • Take ownership of system reliability by participating in on-call rotations, proactively addressing potential issues, and driving long-term improvements to reduce downtime.
  • Collaborate with industry-leading engineers to develop scalable tools and infrastructure that meet Robinhood's growing demands.
  • Drive innovation by optimizing infrastructure for reliability and cost-efficiency, supporting Robinhood's mission to democratize finance for all at a global scale.What you bring
    • 8+ years experience in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale, distributed systems.
    • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python/Go/C++.
    • Expertise in operating systems (Linux/Unix), networking, and troubleshooting sophisticated production issues in high-availability environments.
    • A track record of mentoring team members, fostering collaboration, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.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.
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