Job brief: Senior Software Engineer, Trump Accounts

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• Listed on Robinhood's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-13 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-13.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address Robinhood's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $196,000 to $230,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY · Menlo Park, CA · New York, NY
• Posted: 2026-11-13

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA and New York, NY offices, with hybrid attendance expected at least 3 days per week.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of experience building low-latency, large-scale distributed systems in production environments.
• Position Restriction: This position is restricted to US citizens or lawful permanent residents

Conditions

• If you’re ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading.
• Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!

Main duties

• Build and evolve scalable backend systems, balancing performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
• Design, implement, test, and release product-facing features with strict correctness and availability requirements.
• Partner with frontend and data engineers to define and refine REST APIs that serve millions of customers.
• Lead large, technically complex projects from design through execution.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and hands-on technical guidance.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in New York, NY: $205k a year (170 listings, 21 employers). This listing pays about the same.
• Across Robinhood's 47 open listings, 6% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Robinhood hires

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