Staff Backend Engineer
Moderation
Posted on 9/13/2023
Reddit

501-1,000 employees

Social news website & forum
Company Overview
Reddit's mission is to bring community and belonging to everyone in the world. The company operates a social news website and forum where content is socially curated by members.
Locations
Remote
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
REST APIs
Ruby
Rust
Python
Apache Thrift
gRPC
CategoriesNew
Software Engineering
Requirements
  • 8+ years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages; Go, Python, Rust, Ruby
  • Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs
  • BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule
  • Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure
  • Experience partnering effectively with cross-functional teams in a fully remote environment and the ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences
Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You'll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks
  • Lead a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Set and define standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help coach and mentor engineers on the team to further their professional development
  • Continuously learn and improve your technical and non-technical abilities