Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Reddit, Inc. is a community of communities, enabling authentic conversations on the internet. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of the Content Platform, focusing on improving the availability, scalability, and efficiency of Reddit’s products.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Be able to 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

Skills

• 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. You are an undying advocate for the user, and you have a deep intuition for how critical infra systems work at scale
• 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
• Family Planning Support
• Gender-Affirming Care
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Generous Paid Parental Leave
• Equity in the form of restricted stock units
• Commission
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) program with employer match
• Generous time off for vacation
• Parental leave

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