Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform

Reddit

Remote, United States
Base: $190,800 - $267,100 usd; equity: eligible fo...
Remote
4+ years internet-scale software experience
Proficient in go programming language
Expert in linux internals cgroups namespaces
The role focuses on building APIs, controllers, and SDKs to automate the lifecycle of Reddit's global compute fleet across multiple cloud providers

Job Summary

  • The role focuses on building APIs, controllers, and SDKs to automate the lifecycle of Reddit's global compute fleet across multiple cloud providers.
  • Candidates will be expected to handle software development, system design, and operational support as part of a generalist team impacting hundreds of millions of users.
  • The position includes participation in an on-call rotation approximately one week every 8-9 weeks to ensure the stability of global scale systems.

Matching Summary

The role focuses on building APIs, controllers, and SDKs to automate the lifecycle of Reddit's global compute fleet across multiple cloud providers.

Salary

Base: $190,800 - $267,100 USD; Equity: Eligible for restricted stock units; Benefits: Comprehensive healthcare, 401k match, flexible vacation, parental leave

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 4+ years internet-scale software experience
  • Proficient in Go programming language
  • Expert in Linux internals cgroups namespaces
  • Experience with Kubernetes at scale
  • Distributed systems architecture knowledge

Nice-to-have

  • Open-source contributor in CNCF domain
  • Self-starter capable of independent project management
  • Excellent communicator in collaborative environment
  • Experience with GPU hardware management
  • Multi-cloud deployment orchestration skills

Key Requirements

  • 4+ years experience in infrastructure and distributed systems
  • Proven track record managing Kubernetes services at scale
  • Expert understanding of Linux internals including cgroups and namespaces
  • Contributor to open-source community preferably in infrastructure or CNCF domain

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