Robinhood

Staff Android Engineer

Robinhood$230K — $270K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of professional experience in Android application development
  • Deep knowledge of Kotlin and/or Java, with Android SDK fundamentals expertise
  • Strong experience with Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Flow or RxJava
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills for cross-functional influence
  • Proven ability to lead projects through ambiguity and mentor engineers
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Define and steer technical direction for Android across high-impact areas
  • Lead complex initiatives from strategy through to evolution
  • Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers on impactful solutions
  • Set and maintain engineering standards and development practices
  • Mentor engineers and elevate engineering standards across the team

Benefits

  • Challenging, high-impact work for career growth
  • Performance-driven compensation with bonuses and equity
  • 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% for dependents
  • Versatile lifestyle wallet for wellness and learning
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance with fertility and mental health support
  • Generous leave policies including PTO and parental leave
  • Excelled office perks like catered meals and stocked kitchens
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 Android team's mission is to redefine how millions of users engage with their finances. We're focused on delivering intuitive, scalable, and inclusive mobile experiences that empower our customers to build better financial futures. We collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Backend Engineering to ensure every interaction on Android reflects quality, performance, and care.

TheTrading Products team creates the experiences that bring Robinhood's trading ecosystem to life for customers every day. Team Experience is responsible for making those journeys feel fast, intuitive, and dependable-so customers can engage with sophisticated trading products through simple, well-crafted mobile experiences.

This role is based in our 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
  • Define and drive the technical direction for Android experiences across high-impact product areas, building intuitive, elegant, and reliable mobile systems using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android APIs.
  • Lead complex, ambiguous initiatives end to end-from early product and technical strategy through architecture, implementation, experimentation, launch, and long-term evolution.
  • Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, Backend Engineers, and Data Scientists to shape roadmaps, influence product decisions, and deliver solutions that create meaningful customer and business impact.
  • Establish and uphold engineering standards, architecture patterns, and development practices thatimprove quality, scalability, maintainability, and developer velocity across the team.
  • Act as a technical leader and multiplier by mentoring engineers, driving design reviews, unblocking critical decisions, and raising the overall bar for execution, craftsmanship, and collaboration.
What you bring
  • 8+ years of professional experience developing Android applications, including experience leading large-scale or technically complex mobile initiatives.
  • Deep proficiency with Kotlin and/or Java, and strong expertise in Android SDK fundamentals and architecture patterns such as MVVM, with a track record of making sound architectural tradeoffs.
  • Strong experience with Jetpack Compose, Coroutines and Flow or RxJava, and common Android libraries such as Retrofit and Room, with the ability to apply them at scale in complex production environments.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional partners and align teams around technical and product direction.
  • Demonstrated track record of leading through ambiguity, driving architecture across multiple projects or surfaces, and mentoring senior engineers while elevating engineering standards beyond your immediate team.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
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 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 support
  • Generous time off including company holidays, PTO, sick time, and parental leave
  • Exceptional office experience with catered meals, stocked kitchens, and commuter benefits


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)

$230,000-$270,000 USD

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

$203,000-$238,000 USD

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

$180,000-$211,000 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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