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Staff Software Engineer

Robinhood, City of Westminster

Staff Software Engineer

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Robinhood, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 12 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Location ref: City of Westminster

Full Job Description

  • Architect Strategic Infrastructure: Define and drive the long-term architectural vision for high-availability, low-latency cloud platforms, setting engineering standards that ensure performance, reliability, and portability across our global ecosystem.
  • Lead Modernization at Scale: Spearhead multi-quarter modernization initiatives, driving the transition of foundational services to resilient, containerized cloud environments while optimizing deployment pipelines and auto-scaling patterns.
  • Direct High-Stakes Integrations: Lead the technical alignment and distributed architecture bridging Bitstamp's exchange backend with Robinhood's global infrastructure, solving complex cross-organization technical challenges.
  • Eliminate Operational Toil & Technical Debt: Anticipate future scalability bottlenecks and architect self-healing systems and intelligent automation that radically reduce operational load and boost developer velocity.
  • Exercise Systemic Ownership: Take end-to-end accountability for ambiguous, high-impact technical initiatives-navigating complex trade-offs between speed, resilience, cost, and maintainability.
  • Foster Technical Leadership & Culture: Mentor and elevate senior engineers, lead architectural design reviews, and establish engineering best practices that raise the bar across the organization.
  • Uphold Platform Resilience: Act as a senior escalation point for high-severity incidents, lead rigorous post-mortems, and institute systemic safeguards to ensure 24/7 unshakeable platform integrity.

    Extensive Technical Leadership: 8+ years of relevant experience in backend and distributed systems engineering, with a proven track record of operating as a technical lead or Staff-level engineer in high-scale environments.
  • Deep Cloud & Container Mastery: Advanced architectural expertise with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and enterprise-scale AWS cloud services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Aurora, DynamoDB).
  • Distributed Systems & Low-Latency Acumen: Deep understanding of high-concurrency, low-latency backend architectures, event-driven systems, fault tolerance, and data consistency models.
  • Strategic Autonomy & Execution: Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous, organization-wide problems from inception to production, successfully delivering high-impact business outcomes.
  • Cross-Functional Influence: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to build technical consensus, influence cross-functional roadmaps, and align senior engineering and product stakeholders across multiple geographies.
  • Operational Excellence: A pragmatic, systems-thinking mindset that balances forward-looking architectural evolution with the operational realities of supporting a 24/7 financial exchange.

    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.
    • Bitstamp made history in 2011 as the world's first regulated crypto exchange. As a key part of the Robinhood family, the Exchange Platform team owns the full service lifecycle. We are the architects of a modern, high-velocity ecosystem that enables our global expansion, ensuring the world's longest-running exchange remains unshakeable. As a Staff Backend Engineer on the Exchange Platform team, you will define the technical vision, long-term architectural roadmap, and engineering standards for our platform modernization strategy. You will serve as a primary technical leader across the Bitstamp exchange ecosystem-architecting the next generation of cloud infrastructure for mission-critical, low-latency services, driving complex distributed systems integrations, and elevating the technical bar across Robinhood. This role is based in our London office, 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.

  • Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, and equity ownership
  • Top tier benefits to fuel your work, including supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, and mental health support programs
  • Access to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee, technical or not
  • Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible employer-paid benefits spending account expenses beyond traditional benefits such as wellness, childcare, learning, and more.
  • Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, paid volunteer time off, parental leave, and more!
  • Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
  • Monthly commuter stipend to help offset in-office commuting costs

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https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/staff-software-engineer-127573783
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