Senior Software Engineer, Kubernetes Compute
Robinhood · Bellevue, WA
$196,000–$230,000
Jul 20, 2026
Bellevue, WA
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role on the Compute team, focused on building and operating a Kubernetes-based container platform that underpins application deployments across the company. Day-to-day work involves migrating workloads to Amazon EKS, managing cluster provisioning and networking, and collaborating with other engineering teams to integrate capabilities like service mesh and load balancing. Suits engineers with deep Kubernetes and AWS experience in large-scale production environments.
Senior level · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
Pay in the description: $196,000–$230,000
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,750 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,550–5,600
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role sits at the boundary between software development (building container provisioning platforms, cluster APIs, automation) and infrastructure/systems operations (operating Kubernetes clusters, managing networking and security). It was classified as Software Developers (15-1252) because the primary deliverables are purpose-built platforms and tooling, not just operating existing infrastructure.
Compensation figures shown are for Zone 1 (Menlo Park CA / New York NY / Bellevue WA / Washington DC), which matches the primary posting location of Bellevue, WA. Zone 2 range is $172,000–$202,000 and Zone 3 is $153,000–$179,000.
No explicit total years of experience requirement is stated in the posting.
Service mesh and load balancing appear in the 'What you'll do' responsibilities section as integration targets rather than in a hard-requirements block, so they are marked as preferred.
The role is hybrid (minimum 3 days/week in-office in Bellevue, WA), not fully remote.
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