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
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