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Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform

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Job Summary

Senior Software Engineer on the Core Platform team building and scaling Reddit's Core API Platform. You will mentor peers, design scalable API platform solutions, and deliver services handling hundreds of thousands of transactions per second with high availability, impacting hundreds of millions of users worldwide.

Location: San Francisco

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Develop and design new and innovative solutions to scaling Reddit
•Build platform API projects that scale to the rest of the organization
•Mentor and coach more junior engineers on your direct team to achieve our mission
•Build, deliver, and operate services that scale to hundreds of thousands of transactions per second at 5+ 9’s of availability
•Help us to optimize Reddit’s media experience for hundreds of millions of users across the world

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health Insurance401kGlobal BenefitsCaregiving SupportPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

•Golang or Python software development experience
•5+ years of experience with large-scale, mission-critical distributed systems
•Excellent communication skills and ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences
•Familiarity with API platform service architectures
•History of building clean, maintainable, and well-tested code

Experience:5+ years

Skills:Communication

Languages:English

Tech Stack:GolangPythonAPIsDistributed systemsMedia deliveryCloud

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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