Senior Software Developer, TestX
at Robinhood
Toronto, Canada
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
The TestX team provides a centrally-managed, community-supported platform that integrates closely with each step of the development workflow at Robinhood. We define a set of standards and configuration that all new applications should follow. By implementing this interface, services immediately gain access to a streamlined, end-to-end developer workflow supported by TestX that Robinhoodies can use to safely and effectively develop, ship, and validate features.
The team focuses on 3 specific areas of focus.
- Personal Development Environments: isolated production-like environments that allow engineers and non-engineers alike to experiment and explore.
- Integration Testing: end-to-end, cross-service testing that runs on every diff and gates lands to master
- Load Testing: Delivering a comprehensive framework for executing load tests and identifying service bottlenecks across Robinhood.
The role is located in the office location(s) listed on this job description which will align with our in-office working environment. Please connect with your recruiter for more information regarding our in-office philosophy and expectations.
What you’ll do
- Design large scale systems within a team, making the right tradeoffs for risk and long-term maintainability.
- Build strong working relationships with Robinhood infrastructure, platform and service teams to improve testing and quality coverage
- Proactively identify and drive optimizations and improvements to the infrastructure and systems.
- Mentor and train junior engineers on the team.
What you bring
- Experience building and leading the design and implementation of critical infrastructure systems and services in a microservices architecture
- Experience working on Kubernetes and familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Exposure with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Buildkite
- Passion for building solutions to counter significant challenges related to scalability
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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.
Base Pay Range:
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If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.
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