Robinhood
Senior
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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