Remote Backend Engineer – Moderation & APIs

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 164,200 - 229,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k with employer match

Global benefits programs

Family planning support

Gender-affirming care

Mental health & coaching benefits

Flexible vacation & volunteer time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Reddit is seeking a Backend Engineer for Moderation Enforcement. This fully remote-friendly role supports one of the world’s largest sites from the United States, with options to work from designated offices if desired.

You will work across product, design, and engineering to deliver scalable moderation features, contribute to the full development cycle, and help drive strategic initiatives for the moderation platform.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of software development experience in an enterprise environment.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficiency with Go or Python; familiarity with Rust or Ruby a plus.
• Experience with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics and API design.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with self-direction in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication for remote collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering to implement strategy.
• Contribute to the full development cycle: design, development, testing, experimentation, launch.
• Review code and design docs; provide feedback on specs and mocks.
• Continuously learn and improve technical and non-technical abilities.

Skills

Go

Python

GraphQL

REST APIs

APIs design

Communication

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Reddit is seeking a Backend Engineer for Moderation Enforcement. This fully remote-friendly role supports one of the world’s largest sites from the United States, with options to work from designated offices if desired.

You will work across product, design, and engineering to deliver scalable moderation features, contribute to the full development cycle, and help drive strategic initiatives for the moderation platform.