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SeniorFull-timePythonJavaRustVueAWSGCPKubernetesMicroservicesGo
Salary Range
$132,600 - $179,400 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join Robinhood's Efficiency Engineering team. This role focuses on improving the performance, utilization, and cost-effectiveness of Robinhood's cloud infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- →Build and maintain telemetry systems that measure service-level performance, infrastructure utilization, and cost drivers across AWS and Kubernetes clusters.
- →Analyze distributed systems to identify inefficiencies such as over-provisioning, resource contention, and suboptimal scaling configurations.
- →Develop automation that enforces right-sizing, workload optimization, and resource allocation policies to improve utilization and reduce infrastructure waste.
- →Partner with service owners to implement performance improvements and track measurable gains in latency, throughput, and cost efficiency.
- →Contribute to architectural improvements and code-level optimizations that increase performance per dollar spent across Robinhood’s infrastructure.
Requirements
- ✓6+ years of industry experience, including at least 1 year leading large-scale, complex engineering projects.
- ✓Experience designing, operating, or optimizing distributed systems in cloud environments at scale.
- ✓Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Go, Rust, or Java.
- ✓Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, and public cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
- ✓Experience analyzing system performance, workload right-sizing, or resource utilization tuning using monitoring or profiling tools.
- ✓Ability to independently diagnose opaque performance issues and translate findings into practical engineering improvements.
- ✓Clear written and verbal communication skills to document findings and align with engineering partners.
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