Engineering Manager, International at Robinhood in Toronto, Canada

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 International engineering team's mission is to expand Robinhood's products globally and scale our platform to support millions of new customers in diverse markets. We build and maintain experiences across onboarding, funding, account setup, localized product experiences, growth incentives, and platform capabilities to operate in new jurisdictions. Our engineering team partners closely with product, design, compliance, marketing teams, along with an array of platform engineering teams to launch new products and optimize user acquisition globally. We prioritize technical rigor, system reliability, and quick execution to deliver reliable products to our growing customer base. Our culture is centered on clear communication, strong team partnership, and a commitment to helping people manage their financial lives!

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of software developers to drive some of Robinhood’s most important international launch initiatives. You will be responsible for driving the architecture and execution required to launch crypto and other financial products in new regions, while shaping the reusable systems that make future launches faster, safer, and more scalable. You will guide technical execution, review system architectures, and ensure our services remain highly performant and secure at scale. In this role, you will recruit, mentor, and support the career progression of engineers on your team. You will work closely with product managers, compliance partners, and other team leads to define technical strategy and deliver features on schedule. Your leadership will directly shape how we scale our platform and deliver a reliable financial experience to our global community!

This role is based in our Toronto, ON 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

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and support your team of developers, providing clear goals, regular feedback, and structured growth plans.

• Technical Strategy: Define technical direction and prioritize work with product managers and partner teams to scale our international products and systems.

• Architecture & Performance: Ensure backend services and localized products are designed for high availability, performance, and security.

• Talent Management: Manage hiring, onboarding, and performance evaluations for engineers on your team.

• Collaboration & Execution: Coordinate with product, design, and other engineering leads to deliver critical initiatives on schedule and meet defined business metrics.

What you bring

• Experience: 5+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years of experience managing engineering teams.

• Product Shipping Experience: Proven experience leading collaborative teams across product, design, and engineering to ship complex products, including end-to-end management from concept to launch, and ensuring high-quality, reliable user experiences post-deployment.

• Systems Design: Experience designing and operating distributed systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.

• Project Delivery: Experience delivering complex technical projects from initial planning through execution and deployment.

• Communication: Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and business partners to explain technical decisions and trade-offs.

• Mentorship: Experience supporting team development through regular coaching, mentoring, and feedback.

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, and equity ownership

• Top tier benefits to fuel your work, including supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, and mental health support programs

• Access to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee, technical or not

• Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible employer-paid benefits spending account expenses beyond traditional benefits such as wellness, childcare, learning, and more.

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

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

• Monthly commuter stipend to help offset in-office commuting costs

Our team is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming interview experience for all candidates. If you require a specific accommodation during the application or interview process due to a physical or mental condition, please complete this Applicant Accommodation Form to notify our team. The form should only be completed if you need a specific accommodation.
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AI Usage Disclosure: Robinhood uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our recruiting process. These tools enhance the efficiency and consistency of our hiring process; however, all hiring decisions are made by our hiring teams.

Vacancy Notice: This job posting represents an existing vacancy that we are actively seeking to fill.