Senior Backend Engineer, Reddit

• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of coding experience in a production setting writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• 3+ years of industry experience designing large-scale distributed systems
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as but not limited to: Golang, Python, or Rust
• Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• 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

• As a key member of our small, fast-moving engineering team, you'll drive high-impact projects, working at the intersection of backend systems, monetization, and platform scalability
• We've successfully launched key features and are expanding the team to build new, innovative ways for users to earn on Reddit
• Work cross-functionally, collaborate and partner 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
• Participate with a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise
• Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making processes for backend development

• Paid volunteer time off
• 4+ months paid parental leave
• Personal and professional development stipend
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance

Total funding: $1.2bn

Reddit is a website that facilitates thousands of message board communities, known as subreddits, with an aim to promote authentic human connection. There are more than 100,000 communities on Reddit, covering everything, from food, entertainment, sports, and books, to more niche topics that cater for very specific audiences.