Senior Software Developer, Infrastructure

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 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 Infrastructure organization builds and operates the foundational systems that power all of Robinhood’s products and services. This group focuses on reliability, scalability, and developer productivity by delivering platforms, tooling, and compute systems that support engineering teams across the company. Within Infrastructure, you may join one of several specialized teams: Here are a few teams hiring! The Backend Platform team enables fast, safe, and maintainable backend development at scale by building application-layer frameworks, secure dependency management systems, and developer tooling. This team also plays a key role in advancing Go adoption across Robinhood by building shared libraries, improving language tooling, and supporting engineers in developing production-ready Go services. The Provisioning team focuses on infrastructure lifecycle management across AWS and Kubernetes environments. This team builds systems and controllers that provision infrastructure, supports application teams with cloud resources, and improves developer workflows for deploying and managing services. The Kubernetes Compute team builds and operates a highly available, scalable Kubernetes-based compute platform. This team ensures that container infrastructure supports reliable application deployments, integrates core platform capabilities, and enables multi-region scalability for Robinhood’s systems. The Technical Assurance Platform team builds and maintains a centralized service catalog and systems that track service ownership, performance, and reliability across Robinhood’s infrastructure. This team develops tools and systems that surface operational insights and support engineering and leadership decision-making. As a Senior Software Developer , you will lead the design and delivery of infrastructure platforms and systems that support developers and services across Robinhood. You will take ownership of complex technical projects, guide architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while contributing directly to code and system design. You will partner closely with infrastructure and product teams to improve system reliability, scalability, and developer workflows at scale! This role is based in our Toronto 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 Lead the design and implementation of infrastructure platforms, services, and tooling that support large-scale application development Own and deliver complex, multi-phase technical projects, from design through production rollout and iteration Develop backend systems and shared services using languages such as Go and Python, setting standards for code quality and maintainability Design and improve Kubernetes-based systems, including cluster architecture, controllers, and deployment workflows Partner with engineering teams to provision, optimize, and scale cloud infrastructure across AWS environments Diagnose and resolve high-impact system