Senior Backend Software Engineer, Poster Experience

Reddit, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer focused on enhancing user experiences through backend services and machine learning. This fully remote role requires strong proficiency in backend programming, technical mentorship for junior engineers, and a passion for innovative solutions. You'll work in a collaborative environment to shape the product landscape, leveraging your skills to create impactful features for a diverse set of users.

Benefits

401k Matching

Workspace benefits for your home office

Family Planning Support

Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off

Paid Volunteer time off

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience in backend programming languages.
• Experience with ML models and integrations.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services for millions of users.
• Mentor junior engineers and ensure software quality.
• Collaborate with product teams to improve user experience.

Skills

Software Development

Machine Learning

Backend Programming

Communication

Education

BS degree in Computer Science

Job description

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Poster Experience

Remote - United States

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 100,000+ active communities and approximately 101M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit redditinc.com .

The Core Experience organization's mission is to empower people to participate in global conversations through communities. Poster Experience specifically focuses on the user journey in creating posts at Reddit, which is the main source of user content for the product. We aim to make it easier, faster, and smarter to create and participate in conversations, and we drive several core product metrics for the entire Reddit ecosystem. We are also actively using ML and LLMs to improve these journeys.

This is a high impact role where you will own projects from ideation to production, working with our super-talented cross-functional team. You'll closely collaborate with product and design teams, and be responsible for the engineering architecture and execution of key product features. You will also identify opportunities to use, configure, and deploy ML models and/or LLMs to create or improve product features. You will be providing technical direction to junior engineers.

Fully remote within US or Canada

What You’ll Do:

• Design, build, and ship backend services, experiments and products for millions of users.
• Understand and apply machine learning models and techniques to improve the user experience of our products, including usage of LLMs (large-language models).
• Provide technical direction to junior engineers, holding a high bar for software quality.
• Communicate effectively, within the team and across disciplines. Work closely with product managers and designers to craft compelling user experiences.
• Contribute meaningfully to our team’s strategy. We give everyone a seat at the table and encourage active participation in planning our future. Don’t just come along for the ride.
• Participate in product reviews and team meetings, providing technical insight. Help scope, estimate, and prioritize between conflicting needs.
• Foster a healthy engineering culture and collaborate with other engineers.

Who You Might Be:

• 5+ years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose backend programming languages; Go, Python, Rust, Ruby.
• Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs.
• Experience with integrating ML models and/or LLMs into user-facing products.
• Experience providing direction and/or mentorship to junior engineers.
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule.
• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure.
• Excellent communication skills. You collaborate effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
• 401k Matching
• Workspace benefits for your home office
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off
• Paid Volunteer time off

Pay Transparency:

This job posting may span more than one career level.

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/ .

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base pay range for this position is:

$190,800 - $267,100 USD

Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

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