Engineering Manager - Storage & Search Infra

Reddit, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 217,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k with employer match

Global benefits program

Family planning support

Gender-affirming care

Mental health & coaching

Flexible vacation & paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Reddit, Inc. is seeking an experienced engineering leader for its Storage & Infrastructure team in San Francisco. You will drive high-leverage storage initiatives, shape the strategy for scalable backend systems, and mentor engineers across Reddit Engineering.

The role demands extensive backend and storage-experience in high-scale environments, plus a proven ability to manage teams and align projects with company goals.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing high-performing engineering teams.
• Extensive backend infra experience in large-scale environments.
• Strong focus on storage systems and scalable architectures.

Responsibilities

• Steer: lead high-impact projects aligning with Reddit's goals.
• Build: expand and improve storage systems for reliability.
• Amplify: mentor ICs and grow team capability.
• Collaborate: partner with multiple Reddit Engineering teams.
• Evolve: continually improve technical and leadership skills.

Skills

People management

Backend infrastructure

Storage systems

Kubernetes

Full-text search

Vector search

Scalability

Communication

Tools

Milvus

Vespa

Solr

Go

Rust

C++

Java

Kubernetes

Job description

Reddit, Inc. is seeking an experienced engineering leader for its Storage & Infrastructure team in San Francisco. You will drive high-leverage storage initiatives, shape the strategy for scalable backend systems, and mentor engineers across Reddit Engineering.

The role demands extensive backend and storage-experience in high-scale environments, plus a proven ability to manage teams and align projects with company goals.