Lead monolith-to-container modernization for Bitstamp's AWS platform inside Robinhood

This is a senior backend engineering role on Robinhood's Cloud Engineering team, embedded with Bitstamp (the crypto exchange Robinhood acquired), owning the containerization of a legacy monolith and its integration with Robinhood's global AWS infrastructure. Expect deep questions on Docker/Kubernetes migration strategy, AWS services (ECS, EC2, Aurora, DynamoDB), and operating a 24/7 financial exchange under an on-call rotation.

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What this interview tests

Monolith decomposition and containerization strategy
AWS services depth: ECS, EC2, Aurora, DynamoDB
Legacy architecture modernization under live traffic
Cross-team technical influence without authority
On-call ownership and incident response for financial systems
Reducing operational toil through automation

Common question themes

Walk through how you'd containerize a legacy monolith serving live financial traffic

Describe a time you owned a complex project end-to-end with limited supervision

How have you used AWS ECS/Aurora/DynamoDB together in a real system

Tell me about influencing a team outside your own to reach a technical agreement

Describe an on-call incident where you had to reason about a system you didn't fully own

How do you balance stabilizing operations with pushing toward automation

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