Software Engineer, Backend
Robinhood Financial
New York, NY · $130k–$152k a year · Posted October 31, 2026
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November 2026
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Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
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- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $141,000 a year. Across 784 open software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $152,500 to $250,000 and the median is $195,000. That is 28% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among software developers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for software developers: 29% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards.As a Software Engineer, you’ll build and own backend services, infrastructure, and data systems that support Robinhood’s core financial products. You...