Senior Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform
This is a high-impact leadership role for a world-class engineer to oversee the data infrastructure powering a major financial disruptor. You will manage the technical direction for storage, streaming, and analytics at a massive scale during a historic period of wealth transfer. It is a perfect fit for a 'builder' who wants to solve complex distributed systems problems while influencing the broader engineering culture.
Robinhood
Bellevue, Washington, United States · Posted 24 April 2026
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Overview
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About Robinhood
Robinhood is a large employer working in fintech, based in Bellevue, Washington, United States.
Fintech
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Bellevue, Washington, United States
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Requirements & Skills
Key Responsibilities
- Define the long-term architectural vision for the Data Platform organization
- Lead the development of high-performance storage and streaming systems
- Drive critical technical bets and 0→1 projects across multiple engineering teams
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to ensure platform scalability
- Mentor and elevate the technical standards of the engineering organization
Essential
- Proven track record as a technical lead for large-scale distributed systems
- Deep expertise in database architecture, including sharding and proxy systems
- Experience with real-time event infrastructure and Change Data Capture (CDC) systems
- Ability to lead 0→1 initiatives and introduce new technical capabilities
- Strong partnership skills to align engineering efforts with business objectives
- Willingness to work in-person at the Bellevue office at least 3 days per week
Preferred
- Experience with Delta Lake or similar large-scale data lake technologies
- Background in migrating complex systems (e.g., EC2 to Kubernetes)
- Public track record of technical leadership (blogs, talks, or open source)
- Experience in the fintech or high-frequency trading sectors
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Perks
Benefits & perks
- Competitive salary range ($180k - $270k)
- High-performance work environment
- Intentional and energizing office experience
- Opportunity to work on frontier financial technologies
- Relocation assistance (where applicable)
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
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