Senior Software Engineer (Capacity & Efficiency)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Capacity & Efficiency): Building and maintaining software systems to manage, govern, and reduce cloud infrastructure spend with an accent on AWS cost attribution, anomaly detection, and resource efficiency. Focus on designing scalable tooling for Kubernetes environments and partnering with Data Science to optimize unit economics and cloud scalability.

Location: Must be based in Bellevue, WA (Hybrid: in-person attendance required at least 3 days per week).

Salary: $196,000–$230,000 USD (Zone 1).

Company

Robinhood is a financial services platform on a mission to democratize finance for all by building innovative tools for the next generation of investors.

What you will do

• Build and maintain software systems that detect, track, and attribute AWS cloud costs to specific teams and workloads.
• Develop tooling to identify cost anomalies, regressions, and over-provisioned resources across Kubernetes and managed services.
• Partner with Data Science to support forecasting models, unit economics, and projections that surface future cost risks.
• Analyze infrastructure usage patterns to identify inefficiencies and implement technical solutions that reduce cloud spend.
• Collaborate with partner teams to land efficiency improvements, validate cost reductions, and track remediation outcomes.

Requirements

• Must be based in or able to work from the Bellevue, WA office with 3 days of in-person attendance.
• Experience building and operating production systems in a cloud-native environment, ideally on AWS.
• Strong proficiency with Kubernetes and a practical understanding of resource efficiency and capacity planning.
• Experience working on infrastructure, platform, or data-heavy systems where cost, scale, and reliability matter.
• Ability to reason about cloud cost models, including tradeoffs between performance, reliability, and spend.
• Clear communication skills and comfort working with partner teams to explain findings and technical recommendations.

Culture & Benefits

• Performance-driven compensation including bonus programs and equity ownership.
• 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents.
• 401(k) matching and employer-paid life and disability insurance.
• Lifestyle wallet for wellness and learning expenses.
• Generous time off including company holidays, parental leave, and sick time.
• Exceptional office experience with catered meals and collaborative workspaces.