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Reddit

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Senior Backend Engineer, Safety

Posted Aug 19, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
$190.8K – $267.1K/yr
Location
Remote - US
Work arrangement
Remote
Employment
Contract
Experience
5-8 years of software development experience
Education
BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience

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Role Summary

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The Safety and Moderation organization builds tools that help Reddit moderators keep communities safe, healthy, and scalable. This Senior Backend Engineer will develop high-impact features for moderators and help drive technical and product strategy, architecture, operations, and execution in partnership with engineering, product, and design teams.

What You'll Do

  • Work cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering counterparts to execute product and business strategy.
  • Contribute to technical design, development, testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch.
  • Review code, design documents, product specifications, and mocks.
  • Lead a team of engineers and define standards that improve developer workflows.
  • Recommend best practices and coach and mentor engineers on the team.

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Qualifications

5-8 years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages, including Go, Python, Rust, or Ruby; experience with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics; ability to design and implement maintainable APIs; strong organizational skills; cross-functional communication experience in a fully remote environment.

Required

  • 5-8 years of software development experience
  • Go, Python, Rust, or Ruby
  • GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics
  • Design and implementation of maintainable APIs
  • BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Cross-functional collaboration in a fully remote environment

Original job description

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Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com.

Reddit is continuing to grow our teams with the best talent. This role is completely remote friendly within the United States. If you happen to live close to one of our physical office locations (San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City & Chicago) our doors are open for you to come into the office as often as you'd like.

The Safety and Moderation organization builds the tools that help moderators keep Reddit safe, healthy, and scalable. Moderators are community leaders and tastemakers; our job is to give them fast, reliable, and intuitive tooling so they can focus on cultivating great communities.

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong hands-on experience in modern enterprise engineering languages, technologies, and practices to help us ship high-impact features and improvements for moderators. You’ll work closely with other frontend and mobile engineers, along with product and design partners in the Safety and Moderation organization.

This is a high impact role where you will drive related technical & product strategy, operations, architecture, and execution for one of the largest sites in the world.

Responsibilities:

  • Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features that our users will love.
  • Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.
  • Lead a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Set and define standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help coach and mentor engineers on the team to further their professional development.
  • Continuously learn and improve your technical and non-technical abilities.

Required Qualifications:

  • 5-8 years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages; Go, Python, Rust, Ruby.
  • Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs.
  • BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure.
  • Experience partnering effectively with cross-functional teams in a fully remote environment and the ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.

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 

 

 

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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.

The base salary range for this position is:
$190,800—$267,100 USD

In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.

During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable.  We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes.  We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision.  For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors.

Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve.  Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

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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.

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