Full-Time

Senior Backend Engineer

Top of Funnel

Posted on 10/14/2024

Reddit

Reddit

1,001-5,000 employees

Online platform for community discussions and content

Consumer Software
Entertainment

Compensation Overview

$190.8k - $267.1kAnnually

+ Equity + Commission

Senior

Remote in USA

Candidates must be located in CST & EST timezones.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Python
Airflow
Apache Kafka
GraphQL
Go
Redis
Cassandra
Requirements
  • 6+ years post-internship, full-time, hands-on, professional backend development experience with multiple parts of the backend stack.
  • Ability to design and implement complex distributed systems operating under high load with hundreds of thousands concurrent users.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical teams in a fully remote environment.
  • Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule.
  • You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure. You care about innovation.
  • Experience developing consumer-facing public applications is preferred.
Responsibilities
  • Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute product and business strategies and build novel products and features that our users will love.
  • Communicate effectively, within the team and across disciplines. Work closely with product managers and designers to craft compelling user experiences.
  • Contribute meaningfully to our team’s strategy. We give everyone a seat at the table and encourage active participation in planning our future. Don’t just come along for the ride.
  • Participate in product reviews and team meetings, providing technical insight. Help scope, estimate, and prioritize between conflicting needs.
  • Foster a healthy engineering culture and collaborate with other engineers.
  • Work on complex projects, requiring massive scale and excellent system design, leveraging GraphQL, Cassandra, Kafka, Redis, S3 Airflow and others, building our services in Python and Go.

Reddit is an online platform that allows users to post, vote, and comment on content within various communities based on shared interests. Users can engage in discussions on a wide range of topics, from news and sports to entertainment and hobbies. The platform features a unique voting system where content can receive upvotes or downvotes, helping the most popular posts gain visibility. Reddit generates revenue primarily through advertising, premium memberships, and the sale of virtual goods like Reddit Coins. Unlike many other social media platforms, Reddit emphasizes community-driven content and discussions, creating a space for authentic interactions among users. The goal of Reddit is to foster engagement and connection among its diverse user base.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$1.2B

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2005

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

8%

1 year growth

13%

2 year growth

28%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • IPO plans could provide capital for growth and innovation.
  • AI-powered tools may increase user engagement and attract new users.
  • Translation expansion enhances global user experience and engagement.

What critics are saying

  • IPO may face market volatility and investor skepticism.
  • AI tools could lead to privacy concerns and regulatory scrutiny.
  • Paid API model might alienate developers and reduce community engagement.

What makes Reddit unique

  • Reddit's AI-powered search tool positions it as a Google alternative.
  • Unique voting system fosters authentic engagement and content discovery.
  • Expansive community-driven platform supports diverse user-generated content.

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Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible unlimited vacation days & monthly global wellness days

Family planning funds & 4+ months paid parental leave

Personal & professional development funds

Paid volunteer time off

Workspace & home office benefits

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