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RobinhoodSenior Software Engineer, AI Security
Robinhood is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, AI Security to join its team. This role focuses on developing scalable platforms, infrastructure, and security controls that allow…
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Robinhood is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, AI Security to join its team. This role focuses on developing scalable platforms, infrastructure, and security controls that allow security teams to safely operate and deploy AI-driven agents and applications. The position is ideal for engineers experienced in distributed systems, security concepts, and artificial intelligence integration. The company operates with an in-person model, requiring staff to work out of the Menlo Park, California…
Job Description
Robinhood is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, AI Security to join its team. This role focuses on developing scalable platforms, infrastructure, and security controls that allow security teams to safely operate and deploy AI-driven agents and applications. The position is ideal for engineers experienced in distributed systems, security concepts, and artificial intelligence integration.
The company operates with an in-person model, requiring staff to work out of the Menlo Park, California or Bellevue, Washington offices at least three days per week. Robinhood offers a compensation package that includes performance-driven bonuses, equity, and health coverage, alongside lifestyle wallets, retirement matching, and other perks.
Responsibilities
- Design and construct a scalable AI platform to support security teams in deploying artificial intelligence agents
- Create foundational platform APIs, SDKs, and services to integrate AI into security workflows
- Implement secure systems featuring data protection, encryption, authorization, authentication, and identity controls
- Operate and build reliable, large-scale distributed systems for AI security use cases
- Establish platform guardrails and capabilities allowing teams to safely utilize AI agents
- Collaborate with infrastructure, engineering, and security units to translate needs into reusable capabilities
- Automate processes to boost platform reliability, developer experience, and security performance
- Contribute to the architecture and technical strategy of the AI Security platform
Requirements
- Have at least 5 years of software development experience
- Bring 3 or more years of experience constructing large-scale distributed systems with security design concepts such as identity, authentication, authorization, or encryption
- Demonstrate experience creating AI platforms, infrastructure, or production systems that power AI agents and applications
- Possess proficiency in Go or Python, backed by production debugging and problem-solving abilities
- Have familiarity with cloud-native technologies and distributed systems like Kubernetes, AWS, Kafka, or gRPC
- Show a strong grasp of security fundamentals and production system design integration
- Display experience building reusable developer tools, APIs, libraries, or platform capabilities
- Exhibit a track record of delivering major engineering projects with long-term impact
Core Skills
Benefits
- Performance-driven compensation featuring equity ownership, outsized impact multipliers, bonus programs, and 401(k) matching
- 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% coverage for dependents
- Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund for eligible US employees to invest in private venture funds
- Continuous AI skill-building and market tool access for all workers
- Lifestyle wallet providing a flexible benefits spending account for wellness and learning
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance, plus mental health and fertility benefits
- Paid time off including sick leave, parental leave, company holidays, and vacation
- Office amenities featuring catered meals, events, and workspaces
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the location and remote policy for this job?
This position is based in Menlo Park, California or Bellevue, Washington, with in-person attendance required at least 3 days per week.
What is the salary range for this role?
The source posting lists base pay ranges depending on compensation zones, such as $196,000 to $230,000 for Zone 1 locations, and notes eligibility for bonus opportunities and equity.
What are the core technical experience requirements?
Candidates must have at least 5 years of software development experience, including 3 or more years building large-scale distributed systems with security concepts, plus proficiency in Python or Go.
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