9 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, GraphQL

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Job Summary

Design, build, and optimize Reddit’s GraphQL infrastructure to scale for hundreds of millions of users. Collaborate with a distributed team, mentor engineers, and drive enhancements to GraphQL functionality, observability, and performance across Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, and Go-based systems.

Location: United States

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Collaborate with a team of software engineers to create and maintain the foundational platform for Reddit’s GraphQL infrastructure.
•Design, build, and deliver solutions to improve GraphQL’s functionality, scalability, and efficiency.
•Investigate and tune the operation of our platform operating at massive scale.
•Contribute feedback to the technical and strategic direction of the GraphQL platform.
•Guide and support fellow engineers within the team as a mentor and leader.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 190,800 - 267,100 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health Insurance401kPaid LeaveParental LeaveCaregiving Support

Key Requirements

•5+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale distributed backend systems.
•Proficiency in one or more general purpose programming languages (preferably Go).
•Experience identifying and driving high impact projects that align with the company’s strategy.
•Capability with essential cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP).
•High empathy and excellent communication skills to collaborate across the organization.

Experience:5+ yearsDistributed systemsBackendGo

Skills:GoKubernetesAWSGCPGraphQLCI/CDBackendDistributed systemsObservability

Languages:English

Tech Stack:GoKubernetesAWSGCPGraphQLCI/CD

Company Brief

Operates Reddit, a large online community and discussion platform where users submit content, comment, and vote across topic-based communities (subreddits); monetizes via advertising, premium subscriptions, and awards.

Industry: Digital Media

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States

Founded: 2005

Website LinkedIn

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