Backend Software Developer Intern/Co-op

Who you are

• Currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program with an expected graduation date of Winter 2027 or Spring 2028
• Strong CS fundamentals and deep understanding of best coding practices
• Solid communication skills and an ability to drive large projects forward in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment
• Passion and interest in financial technology and building fintech products and services
• Prior software development experience from internships, hackathons, or personal projects
• Familiarity with Python/Django or Go, and an understanding of relational databases and transactions

What the job involves

• 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
• Our backend developers sit at the core of how Robinhood works — powering the financial products that millions of people rely on every day
• We build and scale the services, infrastructure, and data systems behind brokerage, crypto, payments, and more
• We move fast, hold high standards, and solve problems that actually matter — at a scale that very few developers ever get the chance to touch
• As a Software Developer Intern, Backend, you won't be on the sidelines — you'll own a meaningful project end-to-end, from initial scoping through to production
• You'll be embedded on a real team, working directly with experienced developers, diving deep into how the US financial system actually operates, and shipping software that meets the correctness and scale requirements of a live financial platform
• This is a winter where you'll leave with real impact to show for it!
• Own a high-impact backend project from initial scoping through launch — you'll drive the work, not just support it
• Partner with a dedicated mentor who will guide you from onboarding through shipping, deepening your understanding of our tech stack and financial domain along the way
• Design, build, test, and release software solutions that meet the correctness and scalability requirements of a real financial platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Robinhood to solve critical problems that span the organization
• Maintain and scale an existing codebase using technologies such as Python/Django, Go, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, Memcached, AWS, and Kubernetes