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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 26 days Robinhood's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 5% of Robinhood's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Robinhood
- high 77 stale, 4 reposted of 130 open
- Hiring momentum
- 190 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Robinhood's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Robinhood.
About this role
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Core Infrastructure team at Robinhood, you will be responsible for the architectural evolution of key infrastructure domains, including service mesh, compute platform, and infrastructure provisioning. Your role involves standardizing and evolving technologies like Istio and Envoy, driving Kubernetes platform evolution, and transforming Terraform configurations into scalable solutions. This position emphasizes collaboration across teams and requires deep technical expertise to influence architectural decisions that impact the entire engineering organization.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Robinhood as an employer.
What you need
- Deep, hands-on expertise with Kubernetes internals
- Deep working knowledge of Istio and/or Envoy at the source code level
- HTTP/2 and gRPC wire-level knowledge
- Terraform at architectural scale
- Production Go or Python for infrastructure tooling
- Proven ability to drive cross-functional architectural change across large or complex engineering organizations
What you get
- Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, and equity ownership
- Top tier benefits including supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, and mental health support programs
- Access to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee
- Lifestyle wallet for flexible employer-paid benefits spending
- Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, paid volunteer time off, parental leave
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces
Worth weighing
- In-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week
- Base pay range is location-dependent and can vary based on multiple factors
- No specific mention of remote work flexibility
- High expectations for performance and impact may indicate a demanding work environment
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Listed by Robinhood on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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