Staff Software Engineer - Content Platform

About Reddit

Reddit is a vast network of communities built on shared interests, passion, and trust, hosting over 100,000 active communities and attracting approximately 126 million daily active unique visitors. It's a leading source of information and authentic conversations online. Learn more at www.redditinc.com.

Reddit offers a flexible workforce model. Employees near physical offices are welcome to come in, while others can work remotely in any country where Reddit has a physical presence.

Who We Are

The Infrastructure organization at Reddit is dedicated to ensuring Reliability, Performance, and Efficiency through a unified technology stack. The Content Platform team specifically empowers product teams to deliver exceptional content experiences by owning Tier-0 services and core data models that power fundamental user actions like viewing feeds, posting, and commenting. This team also manages R2, Reddit’s critical legacy stack.

What You’ll Do

As a Staff Engineer, you will lead the development of Reddit's Content Platform. Your responsibilities include:

• Designing, writing, and delivering software to enhance the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Reddit’s products, primarily using Go and occasionally Python.
• Deeply engaging with the codebase of the team's owned services and Reddit’s monolith legacy stack.
• Implementing system-level improvements and complex code modifications.
• Owning the design and evolution of the platform to support Reddit's growth for the next 4+ years.
• Identifying architectural gaps and leading redesigns to boost developer velocity and enable future growth.
• Collaborating effectively with other software engineers across Infrastructure and Product organizations.
• Integrating storage capabilities into the broader storage infrastructure and use cases across Reddit.
• Mentoring and guiding backend engineers across the company.

Who You Might Be

• 7+ years of hands-on experience building internet-scale software, distributed systems, or platforms used by other developers.
• BS, MS, PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Software development experience in Golang, Python, C++, or Java.
• Proven experience with scaled, high-rate platform services and API design, with a strong understanding of critical infra systems at scale.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, successfully guiding engineering teams.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with (or strong interest in learning) Kubernetes, gRPC, Cassandra, TiDB, Redis is a significant plus.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs.
• 401k with Employer Match.
• Global Benefit programs tailored to your lifestyle, including workspace and professional development support.
• Family Planning Support.
• Gender-Affirming Care.
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits.
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off.
• Generous Paid Parental Leave.

Pay Transparency

• The base salary range for this position is $217,000 - $303,900 USD.
• This role is eligible for equity (RSUs) and potentially commission.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) with employer match, generous time off, and parental leave for U.S.-based employees.