Staff Web Engineer, Advisor Products

November 6, 2026

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About the position

The Staff Web Engineer will join Robinhood’s Advisor Products team, which is integrating Trade PMR, a newly acquired registered investment advisor platform, into the Robinhood product suite. The team’s multiyear mission is to connect Robinhood retail customers with Trade PMR financial advisors and bring the platforms’ technology and user experiences together into one coherent product. The initial focus for this role is integrating retail customers with Trade PMR advisors. The engineer will build and scale full-stack systems, including backend services and web applications for advisors and investors. The role combines hands-on coding and system design with setting technical direction, shaping architecture as the integration grows, and partnering with stakeholders to translate open-ended needs into technical plans. The engineer will also coach and review other engineers’ work and help improve quality and development practices. The position is based in Robinhood’s New York, NY office and requires in-person hybrid attendance at least three days per week.

Responsibilities

Design and build full-stack web systems, backend services, and user-facing web applications.
Create system and technical designs that hold up at scale, and reason through tradeoffs with the team before committing to an approach.
Partner with engineering teams and product, marketing, and finance stakeholders to turn ambiguous requirements into clear technical plans.
Coach and review other engineers’ work, raising the bar on code quality, design rigor, and delivery practices.
Define mechanisms to ensure best practices are applied in the development cycle.
Communicate progress and tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, including customers when needed.
Write code while setting technical direction for the team.

Requirements

10+ years of professional engineering experience, including several years at the staff level and prior Team Lead experience.
Hands-on experience building and scaling web systems.
Strength in React, TypeScript, and Node, plus proficiency in Go and Python.
Experience designing and reasoning about scalable, reliable architectures at the Staff Engineer (IC6) level or equivalent.
An instinct for user needs and the judgment to turn them into sound product decisions.
Strong communication skills for working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

Experience building with AI-assisted workflows and shipping AI-powered features.
iOS or Android development experience.

Benefits

Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
100% paid health insurance for employees, with 90% coverage for dependents.
Access for eligible US employees to invest in a private employee fund that provides exposure to Robinhood Ventures funds.
Access to AI tools and continuous AI skill-building.
Lifestyle wallet, a flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more.
Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
Fertility benefits and mental health benefits.
Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more.
Catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
Bonus opportunities, equity, and benefits in addition to base pay.

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