Remote Software Engineer — Scalable Go & Python Platform

EngineersOfAI; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k match

Family planning support

Gender-affirming care

Job summary

Reddit is looking for a Software Engineer to help build and maintain high-quality code for the Content Platform. You will design and deliver Go services and work with a monolith Python stack, ensuring reliability and scalability.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, participate in on-call duties, and contribute to monitoring, alerting, and performance improvements while growing technically and professionally.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering in production
• BS in Computer Science or related field
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages (Go, Python, C++, Java)
• Experience with databases such as Cassandra, Postgres, Redis
• Experience with cloud infrastructure like Kubernetes, AWS/GCP
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Experience with scalable platform services and API design is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and deliver software (Go and Python) to improve availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency
• Deep-dive into Go services and the monolith Python stack
• Make system-level improvements and implement complex code changes
• Identify gaps and evolve the platform for 2+ years of growth
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and solicit customer feedback
• Share on-call responsibilities and support monitoring/alerting
• Continuously grow technical abilities and soft skills

Skills

Go

Python

C++

Java

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

grpc

Job description

Reddit is looking for a Software Engineer to help build and maintain high-quality code for the Content Platform. You will design and deliver Go services and work with a monolith Python stack, ensuring reliability and scalability.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, participate in on-call duties, and contribute to monitoring, alerting, and performance improvements while growing technically and professionally.