Skip to content
RedditRedditNew York, NY

Backend Engineer, Moderation Enforcement

Backend Engineer building moderation tools and features for Reddit's communities. Requires 2-5 years experience, proficiency in Go or Python, and API design skills.

164k – 230k
Remote2+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features that our users will love.
  • Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. Review code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.
  • Continuously learn and improve your technical and non-technical abilities.

Who You Might Be

  • 2-5 years of software development industry experience in an enterprise environment.
  • BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
  • Proficiency with one or more general-purpose programming languages; Go or Python (required), Rust, Ruby.
  • Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs.
  • Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure.
  • Excellent communication skills. You collaborate effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
  • 401k with Employer Match
  • Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
  • Family Planning Support
  • Gender-Affirming Care
  • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
  • Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
  • Generous Paid Parental Leave

Skills

GoPythonRustRubyGraphQLRestgRPCThriftHttp

Similar roles

Backend Engineering jobs
Nuro

Software Engineer, Performance

NuroMountain View, CA

As a Software Engineer on the Performance team, you will optimize Nuro’s AV software, ensuring vehicles react quickly and safely. You will analyze, profile, debug, and develop systems and tools for continuous performance analysis and latency reduction.

160k – 241k
On-site2+ YOEBackend Engineering
Discord

Software Engineer, Distributed Systems

DiscordSan Francisco, CA

Discord is seeking a Software Engineer to build and operate large-scale, reliable, and performant distributed systems. This role involves collaborating with product teams, managing infrastructure, and ensuring the platform's overall reliability and performance.

160k – 180k
On-site2+ YOEBackend Engineering
Giga

Software Engineer I / II

GigaNew York, NY

Build backend systems powering AI agents for customer experience, including data pipelines, agent infrastructure, log visualization, and dynamic knowledge features. Requires 1-3 years experience, curiosity, quick iteration, and shipping focus in a startup environment.

160k – 250k
On-site1+ YOEBackend Engineering
Snowflake

Software Engineer - Backend

SnowflakeMenlo Park, CA

Build backend services and distributed platforms at scale for Snowflake's Data Cloud, enabling secure data sharing. Requires 2-5 years experience, strong CS fundamentals, and fluency in Java, Python, C++, or SQL.

157k – 230k
On-site2+ YOEBackend Engineering
Vercel

Software Engineer, CDN Content

VercelSan Francisco, CA

Software Engineer building and optimizing Vercel's global CDN content services for ISR, PPR, and image optimization. Focus on performance, multi-tier caching, safe production rollouts, observability, and on-call in a polyglot stack (Go, Lua, TypeScript). Requires 2+ years backend production experience and HTTP/web fundamentals.

172k – 258k
Hybrid2+ YOEBackend Engineering