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Robinhood

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI R&D

Robinhood · Bellevue, WA; Menlo Park, CA

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
66 days
Robinhood's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
5% of Robinhood's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Robinhood
high
112 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
2026-10-08

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About this role

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer on the AI R&D team at Robinhood, you will design and deliver sophisticated personalization and recommendation systems that impact millions of users. Your role involves collaborating with product and data engineering teams, leading the development of new ML capabilities, and mentoring other engineers. You will handle the full ML lifecycle, from feature engineering to model deployment, in a fast-paced fintech environment.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
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

  • 10+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer
  • Strong foundation in ML fundamentals (ranking, recommendation systems, deep learning, optimization)
  • Demonstrated expertise in personalization and recommendation systems in a high-traffic, data-rich environment
  • Proven ability to deliver projects from zero to one with measurable results
  • Exposure to or hands-on experience with agentic systems, LLM fine-tuning, or other modern AI paradigms
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience

What you get

  • Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
  • Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
  • 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
  • Access to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee
  • Lifestyle wallet for wellness, learning, and more
  • Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits

Worth weighing

  • In-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week
  • High expectations and fast-paced environment may not suit everyone
  • Role involves working in a highly regulated industry which may add complexity to projects

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Listed by Robinhood on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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