Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform

Reddit
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 190,800 - 267,100 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Golang","Python","API","Distributed systems","Media delivery","Cloud"]

Senior engineer on the Core Platform team responsible for scaling Reddit APIs, building and operating high-throughput services, mentoring junior engineers, and optimizing media delivery to hundreds of millions of users. Focus is on reliable, scalable backend systems (Go/Python) and API platform architectures that enable core Reddit features.

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Reddit
2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform

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Job Summary

Senior engineer on the Core Platform team responsible for scaling Reddit APIs, building and operating high-throughput services, mentoring junior engineers, and optimizing media delivery to hundreds of millions of users. Focus is on reliable, scalable backend systems (Go/Python) and API platform architectures that enable core Reddit features.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

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

Salary: USD 190,800 - 267,100 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kPar�ental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience with large-scale, mission-critical distributed systems.
  • •Software development experience in Golang or Python.
  • •Familiarity with API platform service architectures.
  • •Excellent communication skills in a fully remote environment and ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
  • •History of building clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
Experience:5+ yearsAPI platformDistributed systemsBackendCloudMedia delivery
Skills:GolangPythonAPIDistributed systemsMedia deliveryCloud
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GolangPythonAPIDistributed systemsMedia deliveryCloud

Company Brief

Reddit
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
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