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Staff Software Developer, Cloud Networking

A leading fintech company democratizing finance for all by making financial markets accessible to everyone.
$132,000 - $155,000
Cloud
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
8+ years of experience
Finance

Description For Staff Software Developer, Cloud Networking

Robinhood Markets is seeking a Staff Software Developer to join their Cloud Networking team in Toronto. This role is crucial in building and maintaining the fundamental systems that enable real-time, low-latency, inter-service communication for Robinhood's microservices architecture.

The position offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies including Kubernetes, Terraform, Istio, Envoy, and DNS services (Unbound and CoreDNS). As a staff engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure that powers Robinhood's financial services platform, which is dedicated to democratizing finance for all.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in cloud networking, microservice architecture, and AWS infrastructure. You'll be expected to lead teams, drive technical standards, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring the highest levels of system performance and reliability. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring both architectural vision and practical implementation skills.

Working at Robinhood means joining a mission-driven company that's transforming the financial industry. The role offers competitive compensation ($179,000 - $210,000 CAD) and the chance to work on systems that directly impact millions of users' access to financial markets.

This position is perfect for an experienced technical leader who is passionate about building scalable infrastructure, mentoring others, and working on challenging problems in the fintech space. You'll be at the forefront of maintaining and improving critical systems that power one of the most innovative financial platforms in the market.

Last updated 14 hours ago

Responsibilities For Staff Software Developer, Cloud Networking

  • Maintain tier-0 availability and performance standards for interservice communication
  • Drive proactive improvements in infrastructure
  • Mentor and coach junior engineers
  • Contribute to open source projects

Requirements For Staff Software Developer, Cloud Networking

Kubernetes
Linux
  • Experience leading teams operating Kubernetes-based platforms at scale on AWS
  • Driven adoption of improved internal standards for networking and service communication
  • Understanding of security implications of service-to-service communication
  • Authority in cloud networking, microservice architecture, service meshes, Kubernetes and AWS
  • Experience designing and building low-latency, highly concurrent systems
  • Tech lead experience driving high impact projects with organization-wide collaboration
  • Ability to effectively prioritize tasks based on various requirements
  • History of implementing processes and tooling to increase engineering efficiency
  • Passion for mentoring junior engineers

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