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 in US

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

Job no longer available

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and 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 in US

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Company mission

Reddit's mission is to bring community and belonging to everyone.

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

Reddit is a website that facilitates thousands of message board communities, known as subreddits, with an aim to promote authentic human connection. There are more than 100,000 communities on Reddit, covering everything, from food, entertainment, sports, and books, to more niche topics that cater for very specific audiences.

The simple platform is used by more than 52 million people a day and attracts over 50 billion monthly views. While these are impressive numbers, they do pale in comparison with social media giants Facebook and Twitter, however, Reddit distinguishes itself by providing easy-to-find communities for a truly endless range of topics.

Reddit makes money through advertising as well as offering a premium ad-free membership plan. The company has enjoyed continuous user & revenue growth, acquisitions by Conde Nast in 2006 and Advance in 2011, and plans to launch an IPO bid in 2024.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

57% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Aug 2021

$410m

SERIES F

Feb 2021

$250m

SERIES E

Total funding: $1.2bn

Company benefits

Paid volunteer time off
4+ months paid parental leave
Personal and professional development stipend
Work from home opportunities
Health insurance

Company values

Make something people love
Evolve
Work hard
Default open

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Articles

Reddit Claims 52 Million Daily Users, Revealing a Key Figure for Social-Media Platforms

Reddit’s Valuation Doubles to $6 Billion After Funding Round

From internet bad boy to next-door neighbor: Reddit makes a play for mainstream America

Reddit is eyeing a $15 billion IPO. Here’s how it became the giant cultural force it is today.

A Reddit Exec's Advice for Brands Still Thinking About Entering Web3

Leadership

Steve Huffman

(CEO)

After co-founding Reddit in 2005, they stepped away from the company to co-found Hipmunk, where they were the CTO. They returned to Reddit in 2015, and have been the CEO since.

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