Senior Full Stack Engineer, Reddit

Notifications Engagement

$190.8-267.1k

+ Equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered

TypeScript

Python

GraphQL

Golang

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

Open for applications

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Open for applications

$190.8-267.1k

+ Equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered

TypeScript

Python

GraphQL

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 software engineering experience, with experience in working cross-functionally to lead projects from start to finish with end user impact
We are language agnostic when hiring but use primarily golang, python in the backend stack; typescript on web
We are looking for someone who has roughly equal experience both on: a web platform and a distributed backend service stack
Experience with GraphQL, gRPC and the ability to design and implement robust APIs
A past track record of Quality, for example:
Enabling a testing culture, such as unit testing, setting up load testing framework, enabling local testing or other automated testing
Structurally improving the resiliency and fault tolerance of systems or code
Performance tuning database queries or network calls
Experience with fullstack designs that cover across native and web concerns
Collaboration skills: You work well with a team, but also help level-up those around you
You may demonstrate skills in one or more of the following: written/verbal communication, project leadership, mentorship, negotiating conflict, or engineering culture improvements
You embody our company value of Evolve: you view challenges as learning opportunities and continuously seek to improve

What the job involves

The Notifications team at Reddit helps us achieve our mission of bringing community and belonging to everyone in the world by delivering users engaging content at the right time
. We deliver hundreds and millions of push notifications and emails to Reddit users every day
We are solving both product and engineering problems for a fun magnitude of scale . We are hiring a Senior Fullstack Engineer to serve as Tech Lead for a cross-platform team to help us bring Reddit to more people
This Senior Fullstack Engineer role will be 70% backend and 30% frontend
Build with Impact: build across the stack fun product experiences across notifications, email and inbox for hundreds of millions of users around the world
Collaborate with a talented team of engineers within your direct team and across the company, also work with XFN partners in Product, Data Science, Machine Learning and Design
Be a multiplier: mentor and coach other engineers
Be a thought leader and contribute to both our product and technical strategy

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 100,000 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 52M daily users and more than 50B monthly page views. While these figures are smaller than those of social media giants like Facebook and X, Reddits 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,m 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 (3.7)

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

(Co-Founder & CEO)

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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