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Staff Software Engineer, Storage Platform

Robinhood · Bellevue, WA

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 Software Engineer on the Storage Platform team at Robinhood, you will design and enhance distributed storage systems, focusing on improving database reliability and performance. Your role involves leading initiatives such as sharding and query routing, while also managing thousands of databases and caching clusters. You will collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to ensure services connect securely and efficiently to storage systems, all while maintaining high availability and performance standards.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
3/5
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

  • Deep expertise in PostgreSQL (Aurora PostgreSQL preferred)
  • Experience building or operating distributed systems, including horizontal sharding, replication, and distributed transactions
  • Proficiency in Go and/or Rust
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, AWS managed services (RDS, DynamoDB), and observability tooling
  • Strong understanding of system reliability, performance tuning, and cost optimization in high-scale production environments

What you get

  • 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
  • Lifestyle wallet 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
  • Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces

Worth weighing

  • In-person attendance is expected at least 3 days per week
  • Base pay is dependent on various job-related factors and is aligned to specific compensation zones
  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond the in-person requirement

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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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