Principal Engineer
Developer Experience
Posted on 1/27/2023
INACTIVE
Online community for diverse interests and discussions.
Company Overview
Reddit, Inc. is a leading company that fosters a vibrant and diverse online community with over 100,000 communities. With its user-driven content submission, voting, and commenting system, Reddit offers a unique platform for individuals to connect, share, and explore their interests. Joining Reddit means becoming part of a dynamic team that empowers users to dive into anything they are passionate about.
Data & Analytics
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$2.1B
Founded
2005
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Growth & Insights
Headcount
6 month growth
↑ 0%1 year growth
↑ 12%2 year growth
↑ 30%Locations
San Francisco, CA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
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Mid
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Expert
Desired Skills
Communications
AWS
Google Cloud Platform
CategoriesNew
Software Engineering
Requirements
- Deep understanding of how to build a sustainable development environment at a large scale engineering organization
- 10+ years of Software Development experience with at least 5+ years in a cloud environment (AWS/GCP)
- Experience in influencing larger (500+ engineers) organizations on technical direction/best practices
- Passion for developing scalable, well-designed software that improves developer's lives
- Experience working with cross-functional teams such as design, product, data teams to deliver great user experiences
- Strong focus on user experience, usability, scalability, and quality. You are an undying advocate for the user, and you have a deep intuition for how people think and how they interact with software at scale
- High empathy, excellent communication skills, and the ability to find compromise working across the entire engineering org
Responsibilities
- Own the design of our Development Environment and make it scale to the next 3-4 years of continued scale and growth of Engineering
- Identify gaps in our current designs and lead redesigns of our Developer Experience platform to improve Developer Velocity and Stability
- Mentor backend developers across the company
- Be the go-to person for developers on complex problems in backend service development