Backend Engineer, Business Experience

reddit; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social media platform in the UK is seeking a skilled software developer to work on innovative products and features. The ideal candidate should have a relevant degree, professional software development experience, and a solid knowledge of various programming languages. This role offers an opportunity to shape a new product space with significant revenue potential.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical design, development, and testing.
• Strong understanding of API design and implementation.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams on product strategy.
• Contribute to product development lifecycle.
• Improve developer workflows and standards.

Skills

Professional software development experience

Knowledge of Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C++

Experience with GraphQL, REST

Strong organizational skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or similar

Job description

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Posted:

12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With over 50,000 active communities and approximately 50 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit reddit.com.

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With over 50,000 active communities and approximately 50 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit reddit.com.

'The front page of the internet,’ Reddit brings over 50 million people each month through their common interests, inviting them to share, vote, comment, and create across thousands of communities.

The Business Experience team’s mission is to empower brands, organizations, and professionals to create engaging content for our communities while growing their presence on Reddit. This is a high-impact role where you will be involved in technical & product strategy on a brand new product. You’ll have a chance to get in on the ground floor of a new product space with a $10M+ revenue opportunity.

What You’ll Do:

• Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering teams to execute on product and business strategy and build innovative products and features that our users will love.
• Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch. Review code and design docs, and provide feedback on product specs and mockups.
• Participate with a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and mentor junior engineers to grow their technical expertise.
• Continuously learn and improve your technical and non-technical skills.

Who You Might Be:

• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• + years of professional software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages (Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C++).
• Experience with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift basics, and designing and implementing maintainable APIs.
• A track record of developing and improving highly scalable and reliable serving systems.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks, and deliver projects on schedule.
• Entrepreneurial spirit. Self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. Passionate about building new things and thriving in ambiguity and failure.
• Excellent communication skills. Able to effectively partner with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.