Engineering Manager, Strategies & Cortex · Robinhood

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:52:58 GMT
Engineering

Robinhood · Menlo Park, CA · Base Pay Range: Toronto, ON $200,000-$235,000 CAD · onsite

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 and 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 Strategies and Cortex team is focused on building personalized, automated investing experiences that help customers grow their wealth over time. Strategies enables investing on autopilot through advisory services, while Cortex powers intelligent insights across stocks, crypto, and portfolio experiences. The team delivers regulated financial guidance through scalable systems, including tax optimization, portfolio insights, and in-app dashboards that help customers make informed decisions!

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team responsible for building and scaling these customer-facing investing products. You will work closely with product and design partners to define requirements, deliver new features, and improve core systems that support personalized financial advice. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with team development, enabling you to guide architecture decisions, support engineers in their growth, and deliver new product capabilities from early concept through launch. You will play a key role in shaping both product direction and engineering practices across a rapidly evolving space!

This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA office, with in-person attendance expected 5 days per week. At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.

What you’ll do

Lead and support a team of engineers by providing technical direction, regular feedback, and clear growth plans

Work with product and design partners to define requirements, scope milestones, and deliver features that support personalized investing experiences

Guide the design and development of backend or full-stack systems that power advisory tools, tax workflows, and portfolio insights

Establish engineering processes that support reliable delivery, maintainable code, and system scalability as products expand to new markets

Review architecture decisions and help the team resolve complex technical challenges

What you bring

1–3 years of experience managing engineers, including supporting performance and career development

Experience building and launching early-stage consumer products or contributing to product-focused platform systems

Strong backend or full-stack technical background, with the ability to review system design and guide architectural decisions

Experience working on teams delivering customer-facing software at scale, ideally in organizations with 50+ engineers

Ability to translate business goals into clear technical plans with measurable milestones

Leadership expectations

Our ambitious roadmap requires a great culture shaped by exceptional leaders. Here’s what we expect from them:

Drive high performance by setting clear, focused goals, giving real-time feedback, stretching top talent, and scaling impact through focus, innovation, and tech.

Hire and retain top talent by setting a high bar, hiring only those who raise it, investing in onboarding, and addressing talent issues quickly and fairly.

Create community by connecting work to purpose, removing friction while prioritizing safety, building trust and inclusion, and leading from the front with integrity.

What we offer

Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career

Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching

Best in class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents

Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more

Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits

Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!

Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.

In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits. Base pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected base pay range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed.

Base Pay Range: Toronto, ON $200,000-$235,000 CAD