Senior Backend Engineer, Reddit

Vertical Experiences

$190.8-267.1k

+ Eligible for restricted stock units

Docker

Kubernetes

GraphQL

Kafka

Redis

Postgres

Airflow

Cassandra

BigQuery

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

$190.8-267.1k

+ Eligible for restricted stock units

Docker

Kubernetes

GraphQL

Kafka

Redis

Postgres

Airflow

Cassandra

BigQuery

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

6+ years post-internship, full-time, hands-on, professional backend development experience with multiple parts of the backend stack, from databases to networking to computing infrastructure
Ability to design and implement complex distributed systems operating under high load with hundreds of thousands concurrent users
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical teams in a fully remote environment
Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule
You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure. You care about innovation
Experience developing consumer-facing public applications is preferred

What the job involves

As a Senior Engineer you will play a leading role in creating and scaling features and services to support joyful, engaging and international experiences
You’ll own projects from ideation to production
You’ll work with a super-talented, cross-functional team to solve hard problems to create experiences that users will love
We are a team of builders that value impact, personal growth, openness, and kindness
Design, build, and ship features, experiments and products for millions of users to support our international growth
Communicate effectively, within the team and across disciplines. Work closely with product managers and designers to craft compelling user experiences
Participate in product reviews and team meetings, providing technical insight. Help scope, estimate, and prioritize between conflicting needs
Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation and launch. You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and designs
Participate with a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise
Continuously learn and improve your technical and non-technical abilities

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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