Senior Software Developer, Kubernetes Compute

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 Software Platform team accelerates developer velocity and increases system reliability by building the foundational platforms and tools that power Robinhood engineering. Within this group, the Kubernetes Compute team focuses on building and operating a highly available, scalable Kubernetes-powered container platform. We ensure that our infrastructure seamlessly supports reliable application deployments, integrates core platform capabilities, and enables multi-region scalability. We are expanding our core container systems to support our next phase of technical growth!

As a Senior Software Developer, you will focus heavily on building, operating, and expanding our container provisioning platforms. You will be responsible for designing resilient container infrastructure and contributing to our technical migration to Amazon EKS to improve platform reliability. In this position, you will collaborate with engineering teams across Robinhood to deliver reliable platform integrations for core capabilities like networking and security. Your work will directly help our infrastructure scale efficiently while maintaining a high standard of safety and system uptime.

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

• Design, build, and operate scalable container infrastructure using Kubernetes to support high-throughput financial applications.
• Contribute to the technical execution of migrating core workloads to Amazon EKS while ensuring zero-downtime deployments.
• Optimize container lifecycle management, networking infrastructure, and cluster provisioning APIs for multi-region reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across Robinhood to integrate core platform capabilities like service mesh, authentication, and load balancing.
• Identify performance bottlenecks in production environments and implement automated solutions to enhance platform availability.

What you bring

• Strong proficiency with Kubernetes control plane and data plane components, including container lifecycle management.
• Experience deploying, debugging, and managing large-scale distributed systems or containerized platforms in a production environment.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS services and managed container environments like Amazon EKS.
• Knowledge of container networking concepts, cluster security protocols, and open-source cloud-native tools.
• Ability to plan and execute technical projects systematically while providing technical guidance to team members.

What we offer

• Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
• Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, and equity ownership
• Top tier benefits to fuel your work, including supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, and mental health support programs
• Lifestyle wallet a highly flexible employer-paid benefits spending account expenses beyond traditional benefits such as wellness, childcare, learning, and more.
• Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, paid volunteer time off, parental leave, and more!
• Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
• Monthly commuter stipend to help offset in-office commuting costs

Our team is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming interview experience for all candidates. If you require a specific accommodation during the application or interview process due to a physical or mental condition, please complete this Applicant Accommodation Form to notify our team. The form should only be completed if you need a specific accommodation.

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