Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Reddit's Compute Reliability and Efficiency team as a Staff Software Engineer and tackle large-scale infrastructure challenges. You will collaborate with a team to build and maintain Reddit's foundational platform, focusing on lower-level Linux and Kubernetes systems. Responsibilities include performance analysis, software development (primarily in Golang), improving platform efficiency, and contributing to the team's technical direction. This role requires 7+ years of infrastructure experience, proficiency in Go, Rust, or Python, and a strong understanding of kernel primitives. Reddit offers a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, 401k matching, paid parental leave, and flexible vacation.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience working in the infrastructure domain – with a focus on lower-level systems such as Linux
• Language proficiency in either Go (Preferred), Rust, or Python
• Understanding of kernel primitives (cgroups, namespaces), cpu scheduling, userspace concerns, and packet processing
• Experience developing on top of Kubernetes or similar distributed systems
• Strong troubleshooting competency ranging from higher-level orchestration concerns to lower-level runtime ones
• Experience designing large systems, scoping work, and building consensus with other engineers
• 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
• Execute performance and reliability analysis on our Linux-based Kubernetes fleet
• Design, write (Golang), and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Reddit’s Compute Platform
• Contribute feedback to the technical and strategic direction of the compute platform
• Automate critical aspects of the development process such as service creation and management, as well as critical infrastructure operations
• Share on-call responsibilities with the Compute team

Preferred Qualifications

Language proficiency in Go

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