Lead development of Reddit's Content Platform, owning Tier-0 services and core data models that power feeds, posting, and commenting. Design scalable distributed systems in Go/Python while mentoring engineers and driving platform evolution.
217k – 304k
Remote7+ YOEBackend Engineering
About the role
What You’ll Do
Design, write, and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Reddit’s products in Go and sometimes Python
Dive deep into the codebase of a suite of services owned by the team as well as one of Reddit’s monolith legacy stack
Make system level improvements, enhancements and implement complex code modifications
Own the design & evolution of our platform and build for the next 4+ years of continued scale and growth of Reddit
Identify gaps in our current designs and lead redesigns of our platform to improve developer velocity and enable Reddit growth
Work collaboratively with other software engineers from Infra and Product orgs
Collaborate closely with engineering teams and stakeholders to integrate storage capabilities into broader storage infrastructure and use cases across Reddit
Mentor and guide other backend engineers across the company
Who You Might Be
7+ years of hands-on experience building internet-scale software, distributed systems or platforms used by other developers
BS, MS, PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages; Golang, Python, C++, Java
Prior experience and capability with scaled, high rate platform services, and API design
Demonstrated history of technical leadership, successfully guiding engineering teams to deliver impactful, high-quality solutions
Exceptional communication skills with a strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Experience with (or curiosity to learn about) Kubernetes, gRPC, Cassandra, TiDB, Redis is a huge plus
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
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