Backend Engineer, Pro for Publishers — Scale APIs

Reddit; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social media platform located in Toronto is looking for a technical strategist to join their Reddit Pro team. This high-impact role involves product strategy, collaborative development, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have a BS in Computer Science, at least three years of coding experience, and familiarity with major programming languages like Golang, Python, or Java. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and flexible vacation policies.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health benefits

Registered Retirement Savings plan

Flexible Vacation

Qualifications

• 3+ years of coding experience in a production setting writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• 2+ years of industry experience designing large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics.

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally to execute product and business strategy.
• Contribute to the full development cycle: design, development, testing, and launch.
• Participate in strategic planning for backend development.

Skills

Coding experience

Object-oriented programming

Leadership and communication skills

Organizational skills

Entrepreneurial spirit

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Golang

Python

Java

GraphQL

REST

Job description

A leading social media platform located in Toronto is looking for a technical strategist to join their Reddit Pro team. This high-impact role involves product strategy, collaborative development, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have a BS in Computer Science, at least three years of coding experience, and familiarity with major programming languages like Golang, Python, or Java. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and flexible vacation policies.