Senior Software Engineer - DevX

engineeringjobs.net, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Benefits

Income Replacement

401k with Match

Professional Development

Caregiving Support

Family Planning

Gender-Affirming Care

Mental Health Support

Flexible Vacation

Volunteer Time Off

Parental Leave

RSUs

Job summary

Reddit is seeking a senior backend engineer to design and build scalable systems, APIs, infrastructure, and developer tools that improve how engineers write, test, review, deploy, and operate software. You will lead cross-functional projects, mentor engineers, and push for reliability and usability while applying Go expertise and cloud experience to empower teams across the platform.

Requirements include 5+ years of professional software development, 3+ years on large-scale distributed systems,

Qualifications

• Requires at least five years of professional software development experience.
• Three years working on large-scale distributed systems with production Go experience.
• Experience designing APIs and building platforms or developer tools; infrastructure or cloud experience; mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems, APIs, infrastructure, and developer tools that improve how Reddit engineers write, test, review, deploy, and operate software.
• Lead cross-functional projects, mentor engineers, and improve reliability and usability.

Skills

Go

Backend Engineering

Infrastructure Engineering

Platform Engineering

Distributed Systems

API Design

GraphQL

REST

HTTP

gRPC

Kubernetes

Cloud Computing

Developer Tooling

AI-Powered Developer Tools

CI/CD

Technical Leadership

Job description

Design and build scalable backend systems, APIs, infrastructure, and developer tools that improve how Reddit engineers write, test, review, deploy, and operate software. Lead cross-functional projects, integrate tools with existing engineering systems, incorporate internal user feedback, and mentor engineers while improving reliability and usability.

Requirements: Requires at least five years of professional software development experience and three years working on large-scale distributed systems, with strong production experience in Go and experience designing APIs and building platforms or developer tools. Candidates should also bring infrastructure or cloud experience, hands‑on use of AI-powered developer tools, a record of leading cross-team projects, strong communication skills, and experience mentoring engineers.

Key Skills: Go, Backend Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, Distributed Systems, API Design, GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, Kubernetes, Cloud Computing, Developer Tooling, AI-Powered Developer Workflows, CI/CD, Technical Leadership

Benefits: Healthcare Benefits, Income Replacement Programs, 401(k) With Employer Match, Professional Development Support, Caregiving Support, Family Planning Support, Gender-Affirming Care, Mental Health and Coaching Benefits, Flexible Vacation, Paid Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, Equity in the Form of Restricted Stock Units