Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Reddit's User Economy team and be a key member of a small, fast-moving engineering team driving high-impact projects at the intersection of backend systems, monetization, and platform scalability. You will work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering teams to build new products and features. Contribute to the full development cycle, from design to launch, and participate in code reviews and feedback sessions. You will also contribute to strategic planning and mentor junior engineers. This role requires a BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience, along with several years of coding and large-scale system design experience. Reddit offers a comprehensive benefits package including a group pension scheme, private medical and dental schemes, income replacement programs, and more.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of coding experience in a production setting writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• 2+ years of industry experience designing large-scale distributed systems
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as but not limited to: Golang, Python, or Java
• Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with a track record of mentoring and developing junior engineers

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally, collaborate and partner with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features that our users will love
• 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
• Participate with a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise
• Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making processes for backend development

Preferred Qualifications

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

Benefits

• Group Personal Pension Scheme with Employer match
• Private Medical and Dental Scheme
• Income Replacement Programs
• Family Planning Support
• Gender-Affirming Care
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
• Bike to Work scheme
• Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off