Robinhood Banking is looking to scale its banking services from millions to tens of millions, requiring foundational systems that are reliable and performant to support millions of customers managing their finances.
Requirements
Proven success scaling complex, high-availability infrastructure in production
Breadth across infrastructure experience: DevOps, SRE, backend performance, developer experience, pure infra
Track record of building fault-tolerant distributed systems and modernizing release/deployment pipelines
Responsibilities
Lead high-stakes scaling efforts to support millions more customers without breaking stride
Set and drive the long-term technical strategy for Robinhood Banking Infrastructure
Determine which parts of our infrastructure to keep, which to evolve, and lead those transitions from the front
Design bulletproof solutions for mission-critical systems that require extreme availability (think: transaction authorization)
Establish and implement best-in-class practices for load testing, canary releases, recovery tooling, and deployment pipelines
Drive stability and scalability across all layers — databases, compute, deployments, and beyond
Reduce operational friction by improving oncall, crafting elegant protocols, and streamlining incident response
Other
Lead a small, high-caliber pod to deliver outsized impact
Hands-on leadership — you set direction, make the key calls, and build alongside your team
Standout ability to structure initiatives for maximum business impact and aggressive sequencing
Creativity and expertise to deliver lean, cost-effective solutions without compromising quality
Strong judgment under pressure and skill at making high-impact technical decisions
Leadership skills with the ambition to grow into Senior Staff+ or management roles
This role is based in our New York, NY or Menlo Park, CA office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.
