Staff Software Engineer - Content Platform

About Reddit

Reddit is a community of communities, built on shared interests, passion, and trust. It's home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet, where users submit, vote, and comment on topics they care about. With over 100,000 active communities and approximately 126 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is a leading source of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com.

Reddit offers a flexible workforce. Employees can work remotely in any country where Reddit has a physical presence, or utilize office spaces if located nearby.

Who We Are: Infrastructure & Content Platform

The Infrastructure organization enables Reddit to deliver reliability, performance, and efficiency with a single, opinionated technology stack. The Content Platform team focuses on empowering product teams to build the best possible content-related experiences easily and reliably. This high-impact team owns the Tier-0 services and core data models powering some of Reddit's most visible features, and works closely with teams like Consumer, Ads, Feeds, Storage, and Ranking. The team is also responsible for R2, Reddit’s legacy monolith stack critical to every user journey.

What You’ll Do

As a Staff Engineer, you will lead the development of the Content Platform at Reddit.

• Design, write, and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Reddit’s products, primarily in Go and sometimes Python.
• Dive deep into the codebase of a suite of team-owned services and Reddit’s monolith legacy stack (R2).
• Make system-level improvements, enhancements, and implement complex code modifications.
• Own the design and evolution of our platform, building for the next 4+ years of Reddit's continued scale and growth.
• Identify gaps in current designs and lead redesigns of the platform to improve developer velocity and enable Reddit growth.
• Work collaboratively with other software engineers from Infra and Product organizations.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams and stakeholders to integrate storage capabilities into broader storage infrastructure and use cases across Reddit.
• Mentor and guide other 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 one or more general-purpose programming languages: Golang, Python, C++, Java.
• Prior experience and capability with scaled, high-rate platform services, and API design. You are an advocate for the user and have a deep intuition for how critical infra systems work at scale.
• Demonstrated history of technical leadership, successfully guiding engineering teams to deliver impactful, high-quality solutions.
• Exceptional communication skills with a strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with (or curiosity to learn about) Kubernetes, gRPC, Cassandra, TiDB, Redis is a huge plus.

Benefits

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

Compensation

The base salary range for this position in the US is:

USD: $217,000—$303,900 USD

This range may vary based on factors such as skills, experience, and location. The role is also eligible for equity (RSUs). Reddit offers a comprehensive benefits package for US-based employees.

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