Senior iOS Engineer, Crypto Perpetuals

About the Team + Role

The Crypto Perpetuals team is building Robinhood’s advanced trading experience for customers who want fast, intuitive access to crypto derivatives markets. Our team powers the mobile workflows that help traders monitor price action, understand market depth, manage risk, and place trades with confidence in rapidly moving markets.

We work at the intersection of high-performance UI, real-time market data, and complex trading systems. As a Senior iOS Engineer on the Crypto Perpetuals team, you’ll design and build performant mobile experiences that support real-time data, sophisticated trading flows, and highly reliable execution. You’ll partner closely with product, design, and backend engineering to deliver intuitive tools for serious traders, while helping raise the technical bar across the team through strong architecture, execution, and mentorship.

This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA OR New York, NY office, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

What you'll do

• Design and implement scalable iOS application architecture that supports advanced crypto trading experiences used by Robinhood's most active investors
• Partner with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and data teams to deliver fast, reliable, and intuitive pro-grade trading tools on mobile
• Improve application performance, real-time data handling, observability, and release stability across core crypto trading workflows
• Lead technical planning and provide guidance during system design reviews, implementation discussions, and incident resolution efforts for high-stakes trading features
• Mentor iOS engineers through code reviews, technical feedback, and structured development support while contributing to engineering standards and documentation

What you bring

• 6+ years of professional experience developing iOS applications
• Extensive experience building and maintaining large-scale iOS applications using Swift and modern iOS development frameworks
• Experience designing mobile systems with clear architecture patterns, scalable component design, and maintainable testing strategies — particularly for data-intensive or real-time use cases
• Ability to collaborate effectively with product, design, backend, and infrastructure partners to deliver customer-focused technical solutions
• Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and balancing short-term delivery needs with long-term platform improvements
• Experience working on financial platforms, trading systems, or real-time market data products (preferred)
• Clear communication skills and ability to translate complex trading concepts into intuitive mobile experiences
• This position is restricted to US citizens or lawful permanent residents