Staff Software Engineer, Credit Cards & Banking Infrastructure

About the team + role

At Robinhood Banking, we are building an elite infrastructure pod to power our next stage. Join us and scale our banking services from millions to tens of millions. This is a role for a builder who is ready to take their career to the next level. You will lead high-impact work that demands both vision and precision. We work on foundational systems that millions rely on every day to manage and spend their hard-earned cash–reliability and performance are just table stakes.

As the lead for Banking Infrastructure, you’ll command a small pod of exceptional engineers, driving lean, incisive execution. You’ll make the critical calls on which parts of our infrastructure we keep, and which we evolve. You’ll set the standard for scalability, stability, and operational excellence across databases, compute, distributed systems, and deployments — building the foundation that enables us to move faster, safer, and smarter.

This role is based in our New York, NY or Menlo Park, CA office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

What you’ll do

• Lead high-stakes scaling efforts to support millions more customers without breaking stride
• Set and drive the long-term technical strategy for Robinhood Banking Infrastructure
• Determine which parts of our infrastructure to keep, which to evolve, and lead those transitions from the front
• Design bulletproof solutions for mission-critical systems that require extreme availability (think: transaction authorization)
• Establish and implement best-in-class practices for load testing, canary releases, recovery tooling, and deployment pipelines
• Drive stability and scalability across all layers — databases, compute, deployments, and beyond
• Reduce operational friction by improving oncall, crafting elegant protocols, and streamlining incident response
• Invest in developer experience so the whole ENG team can iterate faster with less risk
• Anticipate scaling bottlenecks before they appear and take decisive action to stay ahead

What you bring

• Drive to take your career — and the systems you build — to the next level
• Ability to lead a small, high-caliber pod to deliver outsized impact
• Hands-on leadership — you set direction, make the key calls, and build alongside your team
• Proven success scaling complex, high-availability infrastructure in production
• Breadth across infrastructure experience: DevOps, SRE, backend performance, developer experience, pure infra
• Standout ability to structure initiatives for maximum business impact and aggressive sequencing
• Creativity and expertise to deliver lean, cost-effective solutions without compromising quality
• Strong judgment under pressure and skill at making high-impact technical decisions
• Track record of building fault-tolerant distributed systems and modernizing release/deployment pipelines
• Leadership skills with the ambition to grow into Senior Staff+ or management roles

What we offer

• Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
• An elite group of peers to realize this growth alongside you
• 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.