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An estimated $124 trillion of assets will be inherited by younger generations in the next two decades. The largest transfer of wealth in human history. If you’re ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading.\nAbout the team + role\nWe 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. \nThe mission of our team is to build a scalable and secure AI platform that enables security teams across Robinhood to develop and operate AI-powered agents and security solutions with confidence.\nAs a Staff Software Engineer on the AI Security team, you’ll help lead and build the foundational platform, infrastructure, and security primitives that make it easier for teams to develop AI-powered security capabilities at scale. You’ll work on complex engineering problems at the intersection of AI, distributed systems, and security, with a particular focus on areas such as identity, authentication, authorization, encryption, and platform safety.\nYou’ll partner closely with security and engineering teams across Robinhood to create systems that make AI development easier while ensuring security is built into the platform from the start. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys building platforms, solving complex technical problems, and helping shape how AI is securely adopted across security.\nThis role is based in our Menlo Park, CA and Bellevue, WA office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.\nAt 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. \n\nWhat you’ll do\nDesign and build a scalable AI platform that enables security teams to develop, deploy, and operate AI-powered agents and security capabilities\nBuild foundational platform services, APIs, libraries, and SDKs that make it easier for teams to integrate AI into security workflows\nDesign secure systems with strong identity, authentication, authorization, encryption, and data protection controls\nBuild and operate reliable, large-scale distributed systems that support AI-powered security use cases\nDevelop platform capabilities and guardrails that enable teams to safely build and operate AI agents\nPartner with security, infrastructure, and engineering teams to understand their needs and translate them into reusable platform capabilities\nIdentify opportunities to improve platform performance, developer experience, reliability, and security through automation\nHelp shape the technical direction and architecture of Robinhood’s AI Security platform as the team and platform continue to grow\n\nWhat you bring\n8+ years of software development experience\n6+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems, with experience designing systems around security concepts such as authentication, authorization, identity, or encryption\nExperience building AI platforms, AI infrastructure, or production systems that support AI-powered applications or agents\nProficiency in Go or Python, with strong problem-solving and production debugging skills\nExperience with cloud-native platforms and distributed systems technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, gRPC, or Kafka\nStrong understanding of security fundamentals and experience incorporating security into the design of production systems\nExperience designing and building reusable platform capabilities, APIs, libraries, or developer tooling\nProven experience delivering large engineering projects with meaningful, long-term impact\nStrong technical judgment and the ability to make thoughtful trade-offs across security, reliability, scalability, and developer experience\nAbility to solve complex engineering problems and collaborate effectively across security and engineering teams\nWhat we offer\nChallenging, high-impact work to grow your career\nPerformance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching\nTop Tier benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents\nAccess to the Robinhood Employee Fund that gives eligible US employees the opportunity to invest in a private employee fund that provides exposure to Robinhood Ventures funds.\nAccess to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee, technical or not. \nLifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more\nEmployer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits\nTime off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!\nExceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.\nIn addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits.\nBase pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected base pay range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.\nBase Pay Range:\nZone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC)\n$230,000—$270,000 USD\nZone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL)\n$203,000—$238,000 USD\nZone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL)\n$180,000—$211,000 USD\nClick here to learn more about our Total Rewards, which vary by region and entity.\nIf our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.\nAI Usage Disclosure: Robinhood uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our recruiting process. These tools enhance the efficiency and consistency of our hiring process; however, all hiring decisions are made by our hiring teams.\nRobinhood provides equal opportunity for all applicants, offers reasonable accommodations upon request, and complies with applicable equal employment and privacy laws. Inclusion is built into how we hire and work-welcoming different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences so everyone can do their best. 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