Software Engineer, Streaming Platform

Join us in building the future of finance.

Our mission is to democratize finance for all. An estimated $124 trillion of assets will be inherited by younger generations in the next two decades. The largest transfer of wealth in human history. If you’re ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading.

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 Streaming Platform team’s mission is to enable real-time, reliable, and scalable data streaming across Robinhood’s products and infrastructure. We build and maintain foundational platforms that power communication between services and unlock streaming analytics across the company. Our systems are critical to Robinhood’s ability to build innovative financial products and deliver seamless experiences to our customers!

Here is an example of some of the exciting projects the team is working on!

• Robinhood’s Use of WarpStream for Logging

• Robinhood’s Kafka Journey from EC2 to Kubernetes

• Robinhood’s Kafka Proxy

As a Software Engineer, you’ll help develop and support distributed systems that power core data pipelines and real-time event processing. You'll contribute to platform stability, partner with internal teams to integrate new features, and improve observability and automation across our systems. You’ll grow as an engineer while driving value across Robinhood’s developer community!

This role is based in our Bellevue, WA 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.

What you’ll do

• Contribute to the design and development of distributed systems that support real-time data streaming

• Build tools and services on technologies like Kafka, Flink, and Debezium to support high-scale event processing

• Partner with internal developers to ensure reliability, observability, and scalability across the platform

• Participate in code reviews, on-call rotations, and incident response for platform services

• Continuously improve developer experience through automation, documentation, and feedback loops

What you bring

• 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering

• Strong programming skills and familiarity with distributed systems concepts

• Exposure to stream processing frameworks or message brokers (e.g., Kafka, Flink, Pulsar)

• Comfort working in containerized environments and CI/CD workflows

• Passion for building infrastructure that empowers other engineers

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.

In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + 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 base pay range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.

Base Pay Range:

Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC)
$166,000—$195,000 USD

Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL)
$147,000—$172,000 USD

Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL)
$130,000—$152,000 USD

Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards, which vary by region and entity.

If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.

Robinhood provides equal opportunity for all applicants, offers reasonable accommodations upon request, and complies with applicable equal employment and privacy laws. Inclusion is built into how we hire and work—welcoming different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences so everyone can do their best. Please review the Privacy Policy for your country of application.