Senior Platform Engineer - Core API & Media (Remote)

Quiet Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,800 - 267,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401k with Employer Match

Global Benefit programs

Family Planning Support

Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Job summary

Reddit is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Core Platform team responsible for scaling APIs that power the entire Reddit experience. This role involves hands-on coding, designing innovative solutions, and mentoring junior engineers. Successful candidates will have experience in Golang or Python, along with expertise in distributed systems and API platforms.

The position offers comprehensive healthcare benefits, a 401k program, and competitive pay, with base salary ranging from $190,800 to $267,100 USD. Join Reddit and help shape the future of the platform!

Qualifications

• Strong software development experience in Golang or Python.
• At least 5 years working with large-scale distributed systems.
• Excellent communication for technical and non-technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design solutions to scale Reddit.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers.
• Build services that handle hundreds of thousands of transactions per second.

Skills

Software development experience in Golang or Python

5+ years of experience with large-scale, mission-critical distributed systems

Excellent communication skills

Familiarity with API platform service architectures

History of building clean, maintainable, and well-tested code

Media delivery expertise

Job description

Reddit is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Core Platform team responsible for scaling APIs that power the entire Reddit experience. This role involves hands-on coding, designing innovative solutions, and mentoring junior engineers. Successful candidates will have experience in Golang or Python, along with expertise in distributed systems and API platforms.

The position offers comprehensive healthcare benefits, a 401k program, and competitive pay, with base salary ranging from $190,800 to $267,100 USD. Join Reddit and help shape the future of the platform!