Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Summary

Join Reddit's Data Infrastructure team as a Software Engineer and build the next generation Data Warehouse Platform. You will manage BigQuery and Airflow infrastructure, design user-friendly interfaces, optimize cost efficiency, and build data quality guardrails. Responsibilities include collaborating with a team of engineers, participating in the complete data lifecycle, designing and delivering data solutions, and implementing automation. You will also share on-call responsibilities and mentor fellow engineers. This role requires 4+ years of software engineering experience, proficiency in programming languages like Python and Scala, expertise in large-scale system design, and experience with cloud services and GCP products. Reddit offers comprehensive benefits, including healthcare, 401k matching, workspace benefits, personal and professional development funds, flexible vacation, parental leave, and paid volunteer time off.

Requirements

• 4+ years of software engineering experience in a production setting writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Proficient in object-oriented programming languages like Python and Scala, experienced writing code in Go, and having expertise in SQL languages like BigQuery, SparkSQL or Postgres
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing large-scale systems, diligently monitoring project progress, and showcasing proactive leadership as a self-starter on diverse projects
• Experience working with cloud services, GCP products, terraform, airflow, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and working with modern cloud-based infrastructure
• Excellent communication skills tailored for effective collaboration within both a service-oriented team and the broader organizational context

Responsibilities

• Collaborate effectively with a team of proficient software engineers to develop and maintain the fundamental platform that powers the cutting-edge Reddit's data warehouse infrastructure
• Engage in the complete data lifecycle at Reddit, participating in the development process and working with one of the world's most extensive and data-rich datasets
• Design, Build and Deliver end-to-end data solutions to improve the reliability, scalability, latency and efficiency of Reddit’s Data Platform
• Implement automation for key elements of the development process, including data quality, managing alerts and handling critical infrastructure operations
• Collaborate and Share on-call responsibilities, including incident management, with the Data Warehouse team
• Guide and support fellow engineers within the team by serving as a mentor, while actively contributing to the sharing of knowledge through training sessions and comprehensive documentation

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