Applications Developer, AI
RobinhoodJoin 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 + role
The Compliance and Legal Systems (CLS) team’s mission is to leverage technology to help Robinhood comply with all applicable laws and regulations while enabling innovation, automation, and scale. We build and manage the applications that power compliance, legal, and regulatory operations—improving efficiency through intelligent workflows, resilient integrations, and robust controls.
As an Application Engineer (AI), you’ll develop, enhance, and maintain applications and integrations across our ecosystem—including LogicGate (GRC), Exterro (ediscovery), MyComplianceOffice (MCO), Red Oak (marketing reviews), Global Relay (supervision and retention), and other critical platforms. You’ll also help define and deploy AI-driven solutions that streamline compliance and legal processes, from automation and content classification to natural language insights and document management.
The role is located in the office location(s) listed on this job description which will align with our in-office working environment. Please connect with your recruiter for more information regarding our in-office philosophy and expectations.
What you’ll do
- Design, build, and maintain applications and integrations that improve automation, efficiency, and scalability across the CLS ecosystem.
- Develop AI and machine learning solutions to enhance workflows such as issue triage, document analysis, communication review, and regulatory inquiry management.
- Partner with Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Engineering teams to identify opportunities for AI-assisted process improvement.
- Administer and extend key systems such as LogicGate, Exterro, Global Relay, Red Oak, Contentful, and MCO, ensuring reliability, compliance, and ease of use.
- Implement APIs, webhooks, and event-driven integrations to connect CLS systems with internal services such as Slack, Jira, and ServiceNow.
- Support initiatives that advance Robinhood’s AI and automation strategy, including prototyping LLM-based agents for internal users.
- Develop scripts, utilities, and monitoring to support operations, using Python, Go, or JavaScript.
- Drive best practices for system configuration, performance optimization, and governance.
What you bring
- 3+ years of experience as an application engineer, systems developer, or software engineer.
- Strong proficiency in Python, Go, or JavaScript, with a solid understanding of REST APIs and integration design.
- Familiarity with enterprise systems such as LogicGate, Exterro, MCO, Red Oak, Global Relay, or ServiceNow.
- Experience working with AI/ML APIs or platforms (e.g., OpenAI, Vertex AI, Anthropic, or Hugging Face).
- Understanding of data privacy, compliance, and secure system design principles.
- Resourcefulness, persistence, and a growth mindset—comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Passion for exploring how AI can responsibly transform compliance and legal operations.
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.
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If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.
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