Staff Software Engineer, Developer Ecosystem

Reddit; United States; Remote; USD 217,000 - 304,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with employer match

Global benefits program

Job summary

Reddit is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape the future of our developer platform. You will work across frontend, backend, SDKs, platform, and full-stack systems to enable developers to build useful apps on Reddit.

You will help define the platform's technical direction, lead major initiatives, and mentor engineers while collaborating with product, design, and other teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of industry experience on platform functionality, developer tools, full‑stack products, or app platforms.
• Experience leading large-scale technical projects from design to delivery.
• API design and platform engineering with strong developer empathy.
• Familiarity with Go, TypeScript, GraphQL, React, Redis and relational/NoSQL databases.
• Ability to work across the stack when needed and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve core platform services powering the developer experience.
• Create capabilities to help external developers build great apps on Reddit.
• Participate in design, development, testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch.
• Review code, design docs, and product specs to ensure quality.
• Help shape team strategy and future platform direction.
• Share knowledge and foster a culture of ownership.

Skills

Go

TypeScript

GraphQL

React

Redis

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

API design

Platform engineering

AI tools

Mentoring

Tools

Git

CI/CD

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 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com.

Reddit is a platform built on creativity, and our users are constantly finding new ways to make it their own. Tens of thousands of external developers are already building apps on Reddit, and we’re just getting started.

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help shape the future of our developer platform. You’ll work across frontend, backend, SDKs, platform, and full-stack systems to make it easier for developers to build useful, creative, and delightful apps on Reddit.

You’ll help define the technical direction of the platform, lead important initiatives, and build the foundation for new developer experiences. You’ll work closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and other teams to solve complex problems and turn ambitious ideas into real products. This is a very hands‑on role. We collaborate closely with Redditors and reddit.com regularly.

If you enjoy building new things, working across technical boundaries, and making delightful experiences for developers, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Designing and implementing platform features, making the developer platform easier, faster, and more powerful to build on
• Leading major technical initiatives from early exploration through launch
• Building the systems and tools that support future developer experiences
• Working across backend, infrastructure, client, and full-stack components
• Helping create a collaborative team with a strong sense of ownership

Who You Might Be

• 6+ years of industry experience working on platform functionality, developer tools, full-stack products, or app platforms
• Experience leading large-scale technical projects from design through delivery
• API design and platform engineering experience, with a strong sense of developer empathy
• Familiarity with technologies such as Go, TypeScript, GraphQL, React, Redis, relational / NoSQL databases, along with the ability to work across the stack when needed
• A habit of using AI tools in your daily work to improve productivity and software quality
• A track record of mentoring engineers and raising the bar for software engineering practices through intentional efforts contributing to team culture
• A passion for building high-quality software that people enjoy using
• An entrepreneurial mindset: you’re self-directed, curious, comfortable with ambiguity, and eager to turn ideas into action
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment and explain complex topics to both technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities:

• Build and evolve the core platform services and capabilities that power the developer experience.
• Create new capabilities that help external developers build great apps on Reddit
• Contribute across the full development cycle, including technical design, development, testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch
• Review code, design documents, product specifications, and user experiences
• Help shape team strategy and the future direction of the platform
• Share knowledge, mentor teammates, and contribute to a culture of thoughtful ownership

Bonus Points

• Contributions to open-source projects
• Native mobile development experience
• Experience building Reddit apps with the Devvit platform

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
• 401k with Employer Match
• Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
• Family Planning Support
• Gender-Affirming Care
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Generous Paid Parental Leave

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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 https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US‑based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base salary range for this position is:

$217,000—$303,900 USD

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