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Senior Software Engineer, Presence

Senior backend engineer building scalable, distributed systems and APIs for Reddit Pro and Youth Experience products. Requires 5+ years professional experience and expertise in large-scale data systems.

190k – 267kUnited StatesBackend EngineeringRemote5+ YOE

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Work cross-functionally, collaborate and partner 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. You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.
  • Participate with a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise.
  • Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making processes for backend development.
  • Move fast while balancing quality. We can’t afford extensive processes, and we also can’t afford show-stopping bugs. We need someone who can balance speed with quality while quickly building brand-new products.

Who You Might Be

  • BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
  • 3+ years of industry experience in large-scale distributed systems.
  • 5+ years of hands-on, professional software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C++)
  • Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs
  • Experienced with distributed caching layers, and distributed large scale data storage systems like Cassandra.
  • A track record of developing and improving highly scalable and reliable serving systems
  • A track record of leading sized projects that require cross-team and cross-functional collaborations
  • Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and to deliver 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 partner 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

GoPythonRubyJavaC++GraphQLRestHttpThriftCassandraDistributed SystemsDistributed Caching

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