Staff Software Engineer, Reddit

ML Training Platform

$230-322k

Plus equity in the form of restricted stock units

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Tensorflow

PyTorch

Golang

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions

Job no longer available

Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Job no longer available

$230-322k

Plus equity in the form of restricted stock units

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Tensorflow

PyTorch

Golang

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Company mission

To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

8+ years of work experience in a production software development environment or building data systems plus a degree in ML, Engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant discipline
Experience with design and architecture of large scale ML Systems
Experience with ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or JAX
Experience with training workflows, hyperparameter tuning, and resource optimization on CPU and GPU
Experience with MLOps practices and tools such as Ray and MLFlow
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or other container orchestration systems
Experience building production-quality code incorporating testing, evaluation, and monitoring using object oriented programming, experience in: Python and/or golang
Comfortable with distributed systems, big data (Petabyte scale) and data-intensive systems

What the job involves

As a Staff Software Engineer, Training Platform, this person will work on our wider Machine Learning Platform team, and be instrumental in architecting, implementing, and maintaining foundational ML infrastructure that powers Feeds Ranking, Content Understanding, Recommendations and much more to fulfill Reddit’s mission of bringing community and belonging to everyone in the world
You will build systems and tools that enable machine learning engineers (MLEs) and data scientists (DSs) and continuously improve the ML software development lifecycle
You will deliver a self service ML platform that enables the continuous iteration and improvement of systems that use ML techniques including Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Recommendation Systems, Representation Learning and Computer Vision
Lead the building, testing, and maintenance of ML infrastructure at Reddit
Propose, design, and implement high-performance ML platform solutions that significantly advance the deployment of models that serve millions of redditors a seamless experience for MLEs
Play a pivotal role in designing, building, and optimizing the infrastructure and tooling required to support large-scale machine learning workflows
Design and implement solutions that significantly advance the architecture of the ML Platform
Analyze bottlenecks in distributed systems and optimize for performance and cost-efficiency
Work with management on team goal setting, planning, and de-risk project execution
Mentor other team members in adopting a rigorous DevOps approach to maintain and/or improve ML platform components and services health and quality

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.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

57% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.9)

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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