Staff Software Engineer - Content Platform

Details

Reddit is a community of communities and one of the internet’s largest sources of information. The Infrastructure organization enables Reliability, Performance and Efficiency with a single opinionated technology stack. The Content Platform team within Infrastructure focuses on empowering product teams to build Content-related experiences and owns Tier-0 services and core data models that power viewing feeds, posting, commenting, upvoting, and more. This team also runs and maintains R2 — Reddit’s monolith legacy stack that is critical for user journeys.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and deliver software to improve availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Reddit’s products (primarily in Go and sometimes Python).
• Dive deep into the codebase of services owned by the team and into one of Reddit’s monolith legacy stacks.
• Make system-level improvements, enhancements, and implement complex code modifications.
• Own the design and evolution of the platform to support the next 4+ years of scale and growth.
• Identify gaps in current designs and lead platform redesigns to improve developer velocity.
• Collaborate with other software engineers across Infrastructure and Product orgs and with stakeholders to integrate storage capabilities into broader storage infrastructure and use cases across Reddit.
• Mentor and guide other backend engineers across the company.

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on experience building internet-scale software, distributed systems, or developer-facing platforms.
• BS, MS, PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Software development experience in one or more general-purpose languages; examples called out: Golang, Python, C++, Java.
• Prior experience with scaled, high-rate platform services and API design; strong intuition for how infra systems operate at scale.
• Demonstrated history of technical leadership and ability to guide engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with (or curiosity to learn about) Kubernetes, gRPC, Cassandra, TiDB, Redis is a strong plus.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs
• 401(k) with employer match
• Global benefit programs (workspace, professional development, caregiving support)
• Family planning support and gender-affirming care
• Mental health & coaching benefits
• Flexible vacation & paid volunteer time off
• Generous paid parental leave

Compensation

• Base salary range (U.S.-based): $217,000 - $303,900 USD
• Position may be eligible for equity (restricted stock units) and, depending on role, commission

Other Notes

• Role is advertised as Remote - United States; Reddit offers flexible work arrangements and candidates living near offices may come in as desired.
• In select roles/locations interviews may be recorded, transcribed and summarized by AI with an opt-out opportunity.
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