Staff Software Engineer - Content Platform

United StatesRemote

Responsibilities

Design, write, and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Reddit’s products in Go and sometimes Python
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
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:

With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 126 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.
Don't live near one of our offices? No worries: You can apply to work remotely in any country in which we have a physical presence Who We Are:
As a Staff Engineer, you will lead the development of Content Platform at Reddit.
Dive deep into the codebase of a suite of services owned by the team as well as one of Reddit’s monolith legacy stack
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
experience in one or more general purpose programming languages; Golang, Python, C++, Java Prior
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:
Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of
In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI).

Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
401k with Employer Match
Gender-Affirming Care
Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
Generous Paid Parental Leave Pay Transparency:
In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission.
benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave.
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state.
We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies.
The base salary range for this position is: $217,000 — $303,900 USD

It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet.
Reddit has a flexible workforce! If you happen to live close to one of our physical office locations our doors are open for you to come into the office as often as you'd like.
The Infrastructure organization enables Reddit to deliver Reliability, Performance and Efficiency, with a single opinionated technology stack.
The Content Platform team within Infrastructure additionally focuses on empowering product teams to build the best possible Content-related experiences, easily and reliably.
This is a high-impact team that owns the Tier-0 services and core data models that power some of the most visible aspects of our product - viewing a feed, posting, commenting, upvoting - and we work closely with teams like Consumer, Ads, Feeds, Storage and Ranking.
This is a high impact role where your unique insights into improving our operational posture as well as harmonizing feedback from customers will shape the future direction of our platform. What You’ll Do:
Be able to make system level improvements, enhancements and implement complex code modifications..
Work collaboratively with other software engineers from Infra and Product orgs
Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
This job posting may span more than one career level.