Senior Software Engineer, Media Infrastructure

reddit; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401k Matching

Workspace benefits for your home office

Personal & Professional development funds

Family Planning Support

Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Wellness Days

4+ months paid Parental Leave

Paid Volunteer time off

Job summary

A leading social media platform based in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to scale and maintain its Core API Platform. This role involves mentoring junior engineers and optimizing media experiences for millions of users. Candidates should have a strong background in Golang or Python, along with extensive experience in large-scale distributed systems. The position offers comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401k matching, and flexible vacation policies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with large-scale, mission-critical distributed systems.
• Proven track record of writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Familiarity with API platform service architectures.
• Proven track record of writing clean, tested code.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative solutions to scale Reddit's platform.
• Build scalable platform API projects for the entire organization.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Build, deliver, and operate highly available services (5+ 9's availability).
• Optimize Reddit’s media experience for global users.

Skills

Software development in Golang

Software development in Python

Communication skills

Optimizing media performance

Collaborating in a remote environment

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Media Infrastructure

reddit 26 March 2025

As a Senior Engineer on the Core Platform team at Reddit, you will play a vital role in scaling and maintaining the Core API Platform, which handles millions of requests daily. You'll be a technical leader, mentoring junior engineers and ensuring the high uptime and performance of our systems. You will contribute to the roadmap, build features for real-time experiences, and directly impact hundreds of millions of users worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative solutions to scale Reddit's platform.
• Build scalable platform API projects for the entire organization.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Build, deliver, and operate highly available services (5+ 9's availability).
• Optimize Reddit’s media experience for global users.

Requirements

• Software development experience in Golang or Python.
• 5+ years of experience with large-scale, mission-critical distributed systems.
• Experience optimizing media performance, scalability, and delivery.
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating in a remote environment.
• Familiarity with API platform service architectures.
• Proven track record of writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.

Nice to have

• Media delivery expertise.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
• 401k Matching
• Workspace benefits for your home office
• Personal & Professional development funds
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Wellness Days
• 4+ months paid Parental Leave
• Paid Volunteer time off

How to Apply

Interested in this position? Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application portal.