Staff Software Engineer, Community Builders

Reddit

Remote, US
Not specified; eligible for equity in restricted s...
Remote
7+ years of software engineering experience
Backend architecture for high-scale distributed systems
Experience with ranking and recommendation systems
The role focuses on defining and accelerating backend architecture to power core growth levers for Reddit's communities

Job Summary

  • The role focuses on defining and accelerating backend architecture to power core growth levers for Reddit's communities.
  • Candidates must have a proven track record of working on ML-heavy products involving candidate generation and scoring.
  • The position offers comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401k matching, and generous paid parental leave.

Matching Summary

The role focuses on defining and accelerating backend architecture to power core growth levers for Reddit's communities.

Salary

Not specified; Eligible for equity in restricted stock units; May be eligible for commission depending on position

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience
  • Backend architecture for high-scale distributed systems
  • Experience with ranking and recommendation systems
  • Proficiency in ML inference pipelines and Two-Tower models
  • Data-informed decision making and A/B testing

Nice-to-have

  • Mentorship and team culture building skills
  • Strategic partnership with product and design teams
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity in growth initiatives
  • Transparent communication of technical trade-offs

Key Requirements

  • At least 7 years of professional engineering experience
  • Proven experience with ML-heavy products and ranking systems
  • Demonstrated ability to steer cross-team projects solving business problems

Work Rights

Not specified

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