Robinhood

Senior iOS Engineer, Crypto Trading

Robinhood$196K — $230K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of professional experience developing iOS applications
  • Extensive experience with Swift and modern iOS frameworks
  • Ability to design scalable mobile architectures for data-intensive applications
  • Experience in technical leadership across teams
  • Background in financial platforms or trading systems is preferred
  • Exceptional communication skills for translating complex concepts into user experiences
  • Must be a US citizen or lawful permanent resident

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable iOS architecture for advanced crypto trading
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop pro-grade mobile trading tools
  • Enhance application performance, real-time data handling, and stability
  • Lead technical planning and system design discussions
  • Mentor junior iOS engineers through code reviews and development support
  • Drive technical initiatives balancing short-term and long-term goals

Benefits

  • Challenging, impactful work for career growth
  • Performance-driven compensation including equity and bonuses
  • Comprehensive health insurance with 100% employee coverage
  • Flexible lifestyle wallet for wellness and learning
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave
  • Exceptional office perks including catered meals and events
Full Job Description
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 Crypto Pro Trading team builds the advanced trading experience for Robinhood's most active crypto investors, powering features like real-time charting, order book visualization, and sophisticated order types across iOS. You'll work at the intersection of high-performance UI and low-latency data, ensuring traders can act on market movements in seconds. Our work directly shapes how serious crypto traders engage with the platform, from spot trading to futures and beyond.

As a Senior iOS Engineer on the Crypto Pro Trading team, you'll design and build high-performance trading interfaces that handle real-time market data, complex order flows, and rich charting experiences for Robinhood's most engaged crypto users. You'll collaborate closely with product, design, and backend engineers to ship features that raise the bar on speed, reliability, and usability for professional-grade trading on mobile. Beyond feature work, you'll help define technical direction, mentor engineers on the team, and drive architectural decisions that scale with the product.

This role is based in our New York, NY or Menlo Park, CA 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
  • 6+ years of professional experience developing iOS applications
  • Design and implement scalable iOS application architecture that supports advanced crypto trading experiences used by Robinhood's most active investors
  • Partner with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and data teams to deliver fast, reliable, and intuitive pro-grade trading tools on mobile
  • Improve application performance, real-time data handling, observability, and release stability across core crypto trading workflows
  • Lead technical planning and provide guidance during system design reviews, implementation discussions, and incident resolution efforts for high-stakes trading features
  • Mentor iOS engineers through code reviews, technical feedback, and structured development support while contributing to engineering standards and documentation


What you bring
  • Extensive experience building and maintaining large-scale iOS applications using Swift and modern iOS development frameworks
  • Experience designing mobile systems with clear architecture patterns, scalable component design, and maintainable testing strategies - particularly for data-intensive or real-time use cases
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with product, design, backend, and infrastructure partners to deliver customer-focused technical solutions
  • Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and balancing short-term delivery needs with long-term platform improvements
  • Experience working on financial platforms, trading systems, or real-time market data products (preferred)
  • Clear communication skills and ability to translate complex trading concepts into intuitive mobile experiences
  • This position is restricted to US citizens or lawful permanent residents
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)

$196,000-$230,000 USD

Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL)

$172,000-$202,000 USD

Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL)

$153,000-$179,000 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.

About Robinhood

Robinhood is a financial services company that offers commission-free trading through its website and mobile app. The company was founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Robinhood's mission is to democratize finance for all by making investing accessible to everyone. The company has raised over $5 billion in funding and has over 13 million users. Robinhood has faced criticism for its business model, which relies on selling order flow to market makers, and for its handling of the GameStop trading frenzy in early 2021.
Learn more about Robinhood
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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