Software Developer, Backend Platform
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 Backend Platform team’s mission is to enable fast, safe, and delightful backend development at scale. We focus on solving platform-level challenges that impact every backend engineer at Robinhood — from standardizing frameworks and securing dependencies to simplifying tooling and reducing developer friction. Our work powers the infrastructure behind every product team’s success.
As a Software Developer, you’ll help shape the foundational technologies that support Robinhood’s engineering velocity. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with backend experience who’s excited to deepen their skills in infrastructure, developer tooling, and internal platform development. You’ll contribute to code that impacts hundreds of engineers — while learning from experts and gradually owning areas like static analysis pipelines, common libraries, and IDE workflows. We're looking for curious, growth-oriented engineers eager to make an impact while learning new technologies!
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
- Contribute to internal frameworks, linters, formatters, and tooling used by Robinhood's backend teams
- Build features that improve the developer experience — CLI tools, or onboarding automation
- Partner with experienced engineers on projects that improve safety, code quality, and developer happiness
- Help support and maintain critical components like Django libraries, and Protobuf schemas
- Collaborate across the engineering org to identify friction points in backend development and propose solutions
What you bring
- Significant experience building scalable backend systems in Go and/or Python
- Deep familiarity with server-side frameworks such as Django or Go-based systems
- Strong track record designing or maintaining internal developer platforms or shared infrastructure
- Experience guiding technical decisions, and contributing to team-wide strategies
- Passion for developer productivity, quality engineering practices, and thoughtful abstraction
Our team is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming interview experience for all candidates. If you require a specific accommodation during the application or interview process due to a physical or mental condition, please complete this Applicant Accommodation Form to notify our team. The form should only be completed if you need a specific accommodation.
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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