Role at a glance
- Job function
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Software Engineering & IT Software Engineering
- Salary
- $190K – $267K/yr
- Location
- Remote - United States
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Experience
- Senior Level 5+ years of experience building internet-scale software, preferably with a focus on machine learning storage infrastructure.
- Education
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical field.
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Role Summary
Senior Software Engineer role on Reddit's Infrastructure Engineering team, a centralized role hiring across Messaging, Compute, Build & Deployment, Consumer IAM, Core Systems & Libraries, and Security teams. The role focuses on reliable, scalable, and automated infrastructure and cross-functional technical delivery.
What You'll Do
- Partner with Product Management, Product Design, Data Science, and Client Engineers to translate business and user needs into reliable,...
- Own the full software lifecycle for major product initiatives, from technical design docs and API contracts to development, testing,...
- Design, build, and evaluate A/B experiments and analyze user behavior and retention using tools such as BigQuery, HEX, or Firebase.
- Build and maintain scalable APIs (GraphQL, REST, gRPC) and distributed backend services.
- Execute on a strategy to create a more performant, scalable, and higher quality architecture around authentication, authorization, and...
- Establish engineering best practices, improve developer workflows, and mentor and coach other technical contributors.
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Senior engineer with 5+ years of internet-scale software experience, a computer science degree or equivalent, and strong programming and cloud infrastructure skills.
Required
- 5+ years of experience building internet-scale software
- Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages: Golang, Python, C++, Java
- Experience with essential cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP)
- Hands-on experience implementing features, optimizations, and bug fixes to distributed messaging systems
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders in engineering, data science, machine learning, and product
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical field
Preferred
- Focus on machine learning storage infrastructure
Original job description
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Original job description
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The Infrastructure Engineering team enables Reddit to deliver Reliability, Performance, and Efficiency, with a single opinionated technology stack. We empower Reddit developers by delivering a reliable, scalable, and automated foundation - unifying compute, seamless deployments, robust storage, and high-performance messaging to maximize developer velocity and system resilience.
This centralized role hires across several high-impact teams, including:
- Messaging: Delivers a reliable, performant, and efficient platform to support asynchronous communication across all products and services at Reddit
- Compute: Provides a resilient, high-performance, and cost-effective abstraction layer that streamlines application deployment and execution management across systems.
- Build & Deployment: Builds platforms and developer tooling that enable engineers to build, test, and safely deploy software across Reddit’s infrastructure.
- Consumer IAM: Authentication, authorization, and account infrastructure services
- Core Systems & Libraries: Builds the foundational services that power Reddit
- Security: Builds software that improves the security and reliability of Reddit’s infrastructure
What You’ll Do
- Cross-Functional Product Architecture: Partner closely with Product Management, Product Design, Data Science, and Client Engineers (iOS/Android/Web) to translate business and user needs into reliable, low-latency technical solutions.
- End-to-End Delivery: Own the full software lifecycle for major product initiatives from technical design docs and API contracts to development, testing, rollout, and observability.
- Metrics & Experimentation-Led Engineering: Design, build, and evaluate A/B experiments. Work with tools like BigQuery, HEX, or Firebase to analyze user behavior, conversion funnels, and retention loops to make data-backed engineering decisions.
- API & System Performance: Build and maintain scalable APIs (GraphQL, REST, gRPC) and distributed backend services optimized for client consumption and consumer UI performance.
- Technical Rigor & Modern Tooling: Establish engineering best practices, improve developer workflows, mentor teammates, and use modern, AI-integrated tools to ship high-quality products efficiently.
In your day-to-day, you will:
- Steer: Work with the team to select, scope, and drive high leverage projects that align with Reddit’s goals.
- Build: Execute on a strategy and create a more performant, more scalable, higher quality architecture around authentication, authorization and identity.
- Amplify: Mentor, coach, and collaborate with other technical contributors
- Collaborate: Work together with a variety of cross functional teams across Reddit Engineering.
- Evolve: Learn and improve your own technical and non-technical abilities
Who you might be:
- 5+ years of experience building internet-scale software, preferably with a focus on machine learning storage infrastructure.
- Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages; Golang, Python, C++, Java
- Experience with essential cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, IC/CD, AWS, GCP)
- Hands-on experience implementing features, optimizations, and bug fixes to distributed messaging systems.
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders in engineering, data science, machine learning, and product.
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical field.
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
Pay Transparency:
This job posting may span more than one career level.
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. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of 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 learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.
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. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.
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Reddit is a social media platform that allows users to share content, engage in discussions, and participate in communities known as "subreddits," each focused on specific interests or topics. Founded in 2005, Reddit has grown into one of the largest online forums, fostering a diverse space for information exchange, news sharing, and entertainment. Its unique upvote and downvote system empowers users to curate content, while the platform's anonymity encourages open dialogue and creativity among a global audience. With a strong focus on user-generated content, Reddit continues to be a prominent destination for individuals seeking connection and community online.