Robinhood

Software Engineer, Tokenization

Robinhood$166K — $195K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of software development experience
  • Expertise in backend development (Go, Python, Java)
  • Strong knowledge of system design and data modeling
  • Attention to correctness in systems handling financial transactions
  • Proven track record of delivering quality projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Passion for or a strong willingness to learn blockchain technology and smart contracts

Responsibilities

  • Design and deploy backend services for minting, custody, and settling tokenized equities
  • Develop features that adhere to strict correctness and scalability metrics
  • Integrate traditional brokerage systems with on-chain architecture
  • Identify improvements for performance and risk management
  • Collaborate with various teams to provide impactful technical solutions

Benefits

  • 100% paid health insurance for employees; 90% for dependents
  • Access to cutting-edge AI tools and continuous skill-building opportunities
  • Flexible wellness and learning benefits spending account
  • Employer-paid life, disability, and fertility benefits
  • Paid time off, parental leave, and time off for sick days
  • Exceptional office experience with catered meals and engaging 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 Tokenization team's mission is to bring both public and private equity to be tradable 24/7 on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) across the Robinhood Chain. We work at the intersection of blockchain technology, financial market infrastructure, and modern distributed systems - with a focus on accessibility, security, and scalability. Equity markets have been closed nights and weekends for a century; we're building the infrastructure that changes that.

As a Software Engineer, you'll build and own backend services that make tokenized equities work end to end - issuance, custody, and settlement on-chain, kept in sync with traditional brokerage and ledger systems. You'll ship product-facing features and platform capabilities in a domain where correctness is non-negotiable - the systems you build move real customer assets, continuously, around the clock.

This role are based in either our Menlo Park, Toronto or New York city offices, 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
  • Design, build, test, and deploy the backend services that mint, custody, and settle tokenized equities on the Robinhood Chain, with correctness and auditability as hard requirements
  • Develop product-facing features and platform enhancements that meet strict correctness and scalability standards
  • Build the connective tissue between traditional market infrastructure (brokerage, ledgers, corporate actions) and on-chain systems, including smart contract integrations, chain indexers, and DEX trade flows
  • Identify and implement improvements to system performance, engineering productivity, and risk reduction
  • Collaborate closely with product, compliance, client, and platform teams to deliver impactful technical solutions
What you bring
  • 2+ years of experience in software development
  • Expertise in backend development using languages such as Go, Python, or Java, with a solid grasp of cloud-native architectures
  • Strong grasp of system design, data modeling, and software engineering fundamentals
  • Care for correctness-critical systems - idempotency, reconciliation, and reasoning carefully about failure modes when money is at stake
  • Strong ownership mindset, with a track record of delivering high-quality projects end to end in cross-functional environments
  • Interest in blockchain fundamentals - EVM, smart contracts, wallets, on-chain settlement - or a strong appetite to go deep quickly
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
  • Top Tier benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
  • 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 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.

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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