Robinhood
Finance
SoftwareDeveloper,KubernetesCompute
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“Software Developer, Kubernetes Compute at Robinhood. Skills: Kubernetes, container platform, distributed systems. Build and maintain scalable container infrastructure. Support technical implementation and testing”
What You'll Achieve.
accelerate developer velocity; increase system reliability; seamlessly supports reliable application deployments; enables multi-region scalability; improve system visibility; automation; reliability across the platform
Industry & Context.
Sharp problem-solvers; solve technical challenges systematically
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Solid understanding of Kubernetes core concepts, control plane components, container environments, Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining distributed systems or containerized infrastructure in a production setting, Familiarity with cloud infrastructure environments, preferably AWS ecosystems, Basic knowledge of container networking, infrastructure security protocols, open-source cloud-native tools, collaborative communication skills, desire to solve technical challenges systematically
Nice to Have
transition workloads safely to Amazon EKS, optimize container lifecycle management, monitor cluster provisioning APIs for multi-region stability, integrate platform capabilities like service mesh, authentication, and load balancing, identifying performance bottlenecks in production, write automation to enhance platform availability
What You'll Do.
Build and maintain scalable container infrastructure
Support technical implementation and testing
transition workloads safely to Amazon EKS
optimize container lifecycle management
monitor cluster provisioning APIs
integrate platform capabilities
identify performance bottlenecks
write automation to enhance platform availability
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with teams across the organization; Collaborate with engineering teams across Robinhood
Communication Scope
collaborative communication skills
Full Job Description
Join us in building the future of finance. Our mission is to democratize finance for all. 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. About the team + role We 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. The Software Platform team accelerates developer velocity and increases system reliability by building the foundational platforms and tools that power Robinhood engineering. Within this group, the Kubernetes Compute team focuses on building and operating a highly available, scalable Kubernetes-powered container platform. We ensure that our infrastructure seamlessly supports reliable application deployments, integrates core platform capabilities, and enables multi-region scalability. We are expanding our core container systems to support our next phase of technical growth! As a Software Developer, you will focus on building, maintaining, and scaling our container provisioning platforms. Working alongside senior engineers, you will write code to improve our infrastructure capabilities and actively participate in our technical transition to Amazon EKS. In this role, you will collaborate with teams across the organization to ensure robust platform integrations for everyday application needs like security and networking. Your efforts will directly improve system visibility, automation, and reliability across the platform. This role is based in our Toronto office(s), with in-perso
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