Senior Staff Backend Engineer, C3PO Remote - United States

CRM Hike; United States; Remote; USD 232,000 - 326,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Staff Backend Engineer to lead technical efforts across various core systems at Reddit. This pivotal role requires deep expertise in backend systems for social platforms and the ability to drive architectural decisions while collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will be at the forefront of building scalable infrastructure that supports machine learning and AI-driven features, ensuring a seamless experience for users. If you're passionate about tackling complex challenges and mentoring teams, this opportunity is perfect for you, offering a chance to make a significant impact in a vibrant tech environment.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with Employer Match

Generous Vacation Time

Parental Leave

Equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience in general-purpose programming languages.
• 5+ years of technical leadership experience in backend systems for consumer platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical efforts across backend systems for feeds, media, and user tools.
• Develop scalable infrastructure for machine learning lifecycle and collaborate with teams.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Software Development

Machine Learning Infrastructure

Backend Systems Design

Collaboration

Mentoring

Education

BS in Computer Science

Equivalent Practical Experience

Tools

Go

Python

Ruby

Java

C++

Job description

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 97M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit redditinc.com.

We are looking for a highly experienced Sr Staff Backend Engineer to lead technical efforts across almost everything you see and touch on Reddit as a user - Feeds, Posting, Commenting, Media, Profiles, Reddit for Businesses, and Publishers! This role requires deep expertise in building backend systems for social platforms and experience in crafting systems for machine learning life-cycle at large scales. You’ll serve as the primary domain expert and technical leader, driving architecture, design, and implementation while collaborating with engineers, MLEs & PMs across multiple teams.

Problem Spaces You’ll Work In:

• Feeds, Media, Contribution Services, Profile services, Video Ranking, Comments Ranking: Power the core experiences of Reddit—what users see, touch, and interact with daily.
• AI Infrastructure: Building scalable systems for a small ML team to power their modeling lifecycle, supporting experimentation, production jobs, and AI-driven features like Video and Comment ranking.
• User and Business Tools: Helping Redditors and businesses thrive on the platform through seamless backend solutions.

In your day-to-day, you can expect to:

• Lead key technical and design decisions across all areas mentioned above.
• Lead teams to abstract monolithic systems into clean, isolated services to decouple product and infrastructure layers.
• Develop scalable infrastructure for the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle, from experimentation to production.
• Collaborate closely with Core ML teams to build/use embeddings to power consumer experiences and optimize AI workloads.
• Drive alignment on product and technical strategy with cross-functional teams, including engineering, AI, and product.
• Maintain high standards of technical excellence while balancing business priorities.
• Partner with other technical leads and managers across engineering and AI teams to ensure seamless integration and execution.

Who you might be:

• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of technical leadership experience that includes both setting and delivering on long-term vision.
• 10+ years of hands-on, professional software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages (Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C++).
• Proven experience building backend systems for large-scale consumer platforms or social platforms in a high-paced environment. Expertise in Feeds, Media, Ranking pipelines, and AI-driven products.
• Background in developing infrastructure to support machine learning and AI models.
• Experience with LLMs and building AI-driven consumer features.
• Strong ability to lead and mentor teams while driving alignment on strategic goals.

What Sets You Apart:

• You’ve worked at a social platform or consumer-focused company, designing and scaling backend systems at massive scale.
• You bring an understanding of the intersection of Backend with AI/ML on user-facing products.
• You’re equally comfortable diving into codebases as you are making high-level architectural decisions.
• You’re a thought leader and collaborative partner who thrives on tackling complex technical challenges.

Pay Transparency:

This job posting may span more than one career level.

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit redditinc.com/careers.

The base pay range for this position is:

$232,500 - $325,500 USD

Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

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