Senior Platform Engineer - Remote API & Scale

Reddit, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 190,800 - 267,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401(k) with Employer Match

Global Benefit programs

Family Planning Support

Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Job summary

Reddit, Inc. is hiring a Senior Engineer to enhance and scale its Core API Platform. The ideal candidate will bring extensive software development experience, especially in Golang or Python, and a strong background in handling large-scale systems. This role involves mentorship and technical leadership within a fully remote team.

Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, a 401(k) with employer match, and substantial equity options. The salary range for this position is between $190,800 and $267,100 USD.

Qualifications

• Software development experience in Golang or Python.
• 5+ years of experience with large-scale, mission-critical distributed systems.
• Excellent communication skills for remote team collaboration.
• Familiarity with API platform service architectures.
• History of building clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Expertise in media delivery and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design innovative solutions to scale Reddit.
• Build platform API projects that scale organization-wide.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers to achieve team goals.
• Operate services that scale to hundreds of thousands of transactions.
• Optimize Reddit’s media experience for global users.

Skills

Software development experience in Golang or Python

5+ years of experience with large-scale distributed systems

Excellent communication skills

Familiarity with API platform service architectures

History of building clean, maintainable code

Media delivery expertise

Job description

Reddit, Inc. is hiring a Senior Engineer to enhance and scale its Core API Platform. The ideal candidate will bring extensive software development experience, especially in Golang or Python, and a strong background in handling large-scale systems. This role involves mentorship and technical leadership within a fully remote team.

Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, a 401(k) with employer match, and substantial equity options. The salary range for this position is between $190,800 and $267,100 USD.