Reddit is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join us and help build the future of Reddit! The Messaging team is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer that thrives at the intersection of infrastructure and software development. This team’s challenges break into 2 domains, which we consider engineering kafka as a platform and promoting event driven architectures.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience developing internet-scale software, preferably in the context of infrastructure
• Familiarity with asynchronous communication, bonus if familiar with Kafka specifically
• Experience developing on top of Kubernetes or similar distributed systems
• Strong troubleshooting capabilities surrounding both systems and software
• Experience engineering large systems, tracking work, and being a self-starter on projects
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a service-oriented team and company

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with a team of software engineers to create and maintain the foundational platform for running Reddit’s infrastructure
• Deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Kafka and other messaging components
• Contribute feedback to the technical and strategic direction of eventing at Reddit
• Automate critical aspects of the event driven development process
• Share on-call responsibilities

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
• 401k Matching
• Workspace benefits for your home office
• Personal & Professional development funds
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Vacation (please use them!) & Reddit Global Wellness Days
• 4+ months paid Parental Leave
• Paid Volunteer time off