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.
Software Engineer, Backend
Backend Software Engineer building scalable distributed systems and REST APIs for a private markets platform. Requires 6+ years experience, AWS, Python, and financial tech API experience.
190k – 250kNew York, NYSan Francisco, CABackend EngineeringOnsite6+ YOE
About the role
Expectations
- Be accountable for the delivery of high quality software projects in coordination with teammates and stakeholders on mutually agreed upon timelines
- Seek context and rapidly iterate on solutions to eliminate ambiguity and drive projects forward
- Participate actively in all phases of product development across specification, implementation, QA testing, deployment, and operations
- Foster a culture of collaboration by actively engaging in discussions, documentation, and code review
- Participate actively in engineering recruiting (interviewing, problem specification, role ownership, etc)
- Raise your hand when you need help - don’t hesitate to reach out to stakeholders (product, teammates, managers, etc) to unblock your progress
- Provide thoughtful perspectives on architecture and major technical decisions
- Lead by example in maintaining high code quality and shaping team best practices through thoughtful reviews, mentorship, and holding a high bar for excellence across every pull request
Qualifications
- 6+ years software development experience
- 4-year technical degree (or equivalent work experience)
- Experience building scalable distributed systems
- Experience interfacing with financial technology APIs and data providers
- Experience designing and building REST APIs
- Experience with domain and data modeling
- Experience with the software development lifecycle (CI/CD, Git, etc)
- Experience with cloud computing architectures and tooling - particularly AWS
- Experience using AI / LLMs for data extraction, data interrogation, and document generation
- Demonstrated background / interest in investment management
- Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to execute in a fast-paced startup environment
- Excellent communication skills and grace under pressure
Compensation and Benefits
- Cash salary range: $190,000-$250,000 dependent on skills, experience and expected contribution
- Significant equity
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- Retirement savings plan (401k)
- Learning, Fitness and Commuter stipends
- Paid Holidays
Tech Stack
- React-based Next.js TypeScript applications
- Aurora-backed Python REST API services
- Containerized applications in AWS
- AWS Lambda for asynchronous tasks
- Snowflake for data ingestion and warehousing
- Automated service deployments
Skills
PythonTypeScriptReactNext.jsAWSREST APIsSnowflakeCI/CDGitLLMs
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