Senior Platform Engineer — Remote, Scale API Platform

Reddit; California (MO); On-site; USD 191,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k with employer match

Flexible vacation

Parental leave

Mental health support

Job summary

Reddit is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Core Platform team. You will develop and scale API-enabled services that power Reddit’s listings, posts, media, and data models. You will mentor engineers and help drive an architecture that supports hundreds of millions of users worldwide.

You will work on high-uptime, scalable systems and collaborate across remote teams to deliver reliable platform capabilities. This role offers equity and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with large-scale distributed systems.
• Excellent communication skills for remote collaboration.
• Familiarity with API platform service architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design new and innovative solutions to scaling Reddit.
• Build platform API projects that scale to the rest of the organization.
• Mentor and coach more junior engineers on the team.
• Build, deliver, and operate services that handle high request rates with strong uptime.

Skills

Golang

Python

Job description

Reddit is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Core Platform team. You will develop and scale API-enabled services that power Reddit’s listings, posts, media, and data models. You will mentor engineers and help drive an architecture that supports hundreds of millions of users worldwide.

You will work on high-uptime, scalable systems and collaborate across remote teams to deliver reliable platform capabilities. This role offers equity and a comprehensive benefits package.