Senior Software Developer, Kubernetes Compute

Robinhood
Toronto
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Problem-solving","Collaboration","Communication","Leadership","Mentoring"]

Lead design, build, and operation of Kubernetes-based container infrastructure to power Robinhood's finance platform. You’ll migrate workloads to Amazon EKS, drive multi-region reliability, optimize networking and provisioning APIs, and partner with teams to integrate core platform capabilities like service mesh, authentication, and load balancing, delivering scalable, secure infrastructure with high uptime.

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Robinhood
Robinhood
3 months ago

Senior Software Developer, Kubernetes Compute

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Job Summary

Lead design, build, and operation of Kubernetes-based container infrastructure to power Robinhood's finance platform. You’ll migrate workloads to Amazon EKS, drive multi-region reliability, optimize networking and provisioning APIs, and partner with teams to integrate core platform capabilities like service mesh, authentication, and load balancing, delivering scalable, secure infrastructure with high uptime.
Location: Toronto
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •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.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceCommuter BenefitsPaid LeaveAnnual Bonus

Key Requirements

  • •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.
Skills:Problem-solvingCollaborationCommunicationLeadershipMentoring
Languages:English
Tech Stack:KubernetesAWSAmazon EKSService meshLoad balancingNetworkingSecurityContainer lifecycle management

Company Brief

Robinhood
Commission-free trading platform offering stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies, plus cash management and retirement products. Aims to democratize finance through easy-to-use mobile and web apps for retail investors.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Menlo Park, United States
Founded: 2013
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