Senior Software Engineer, Reddit
Compute Platform
$190.8-267.1k
+ Equity
Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions
Open for applications
Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$190.8-267.1k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of experience developing internet-scale software with a heavy focus on infrastructure and distributed systems
- Proficient in Go with a proven track record of building and managing Kubernetes services at scale
- An expert in Linux internals, including a solid understanding of multi-tenancy primitives like cgroups and namespaces
- A contributor to the open-source community, ideally within the infrastructure or CNCF domain
- A self-starter capable of troubleshooting complex, cross-system issues and managing large projects independently
- An excellent communicator who thrives in a collaborative, service-oriented environment
What the job involves
- The Compute Platform team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work at the intersection of infrastructure and software development. As one of the world’s busiest websites, our platform is central to Reddit’s operations, focusing on high-level orchestration for multi-cloud deployments and intra-cluster challenges
- You will build the APIs, controllers, and SDKs that automate the lifecycle of our global fleet, while simultaneously solving for performance, resource packing, and hardware management (including GPUs) across various cloud providers
- We operate as a team of generalists; you will be expected to handle software development, system design, and operational support
- Your work will directly impact hundreds of millions of users by improving the availability and efficiency of the foundational platform that runs all of Reddit
- Design and deliver software solutions in Go to improve the availability, scalability, and latency of Reddit’s compute infrastructure
- Develop Kubernetes controllers and operators to automate cluster management, workload scheduling, and the reconciliation of complex system states
- Build core tooling and SDKs that codify network configurations, managed services, and compute capacity tracking across a multi-region fleet
- Optimize intra-cluster performance by developing reactive schedulers and detecting node-level characteristics to inform availability
- Collaborate across the organization to provide technical feedback and automate critical development workflows and infrastructure operations
- Participate in an on-call rotation (approximately one week every 8-9 weeks) to ensure the stability of our global scale systems
Our take
Reddits is an online platform that hosts thousands of message board communities (known as subreddits) designed to foster authentic human connection. With more than 130,000 communities covering everything from food, entertainment and sports, to niche interests for highly specific audiences, there's virtually a space for everyone.
The platform attracts over 120 million daily users and billions of monthly page views. While these figures are smaller than those of social media giants like Facebook and X, Reddit stands out by offering easily discoverable communities where users can dive deep into virtually any topic imaginable.
Today, Reddit continues to grow its user base and expand its reach, remaining a unique hub for conversation, connection and shared interests. With its strong community-driven model and steady revenue streams, it's most definitely positioned to stay a central part of online culture for years to come.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
57% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2021
$410m
SERIES F
Feb 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Flexible vacation & Reddit global days off
- Family planning funds & 4+ months paid parental leave
- Personal & professional development funds
- Paid volunteer time off
- Workspace & home office benefits
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Steve Huffman
(CEO & Founder)After co-founding Reddit in 2005, they stepped away from the company to co-found Hipmunk, where they were the CTO for 5 years. They returned to Reddit in 2015, and have been the CEO since.
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