Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Reddit's Ads Insights team as a Staff Software Engineer and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Reddit's monetization strategy. You will lead the design, development, and maintenance of backend and data infrastructure, architect scalable solutions for handling massive datasets, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Leverage your expertise in large datasets, AI/LLMs, and scaling services to build AI-based intelligence tools. This role offers significant ownership and the opportunity to work at the forefront of innovation. Reddit offers a flexible work environment, including remote options, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Technical leader in the execution of large scale projects from 0 to 1
• Experience with LLMs and generative AI
• Experience in working with very large datasets, ideally with multiple datastore technologies
• Experience partnering with product managers and designers to build new user-facing products
• Experience in solving complex system scaling and latency performance problems
• Excellent communication skills. You must be able to collaborate effectively with teams in a remote environment, and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences
• Extensive software development experience in one or more general purpose languages: Python, Golang, Rust, Java, Javascript, etc

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of the backend and data infrastructure for efficient, accurate, and optimized access to Reddit data
• Architect and implement scalable solutions that can handle both the long term growth in the size of our data, and the scalability of the support in accessing it across a growing number of needs within the company
• Collaborate with other teams and functions to work towards consolidating all insights about Reddit’s data to be powered by the same platform
• Oversee data storage, retrieval, indexing, and query optimization strategies to ensure fast and reliable access to our data. This may include migrating the data to the right datastore given the company’s growing needs
• Work closely with engineers across the company, as well as our internal and external users (sales, marketing, advertisers) to ensure the team is building the right products for our short and long-term goals
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers on the team, fostering a culture of learning and innovation
• Proactively identify technical challenges and propose innovative solutions that align with the team's goals and contribute to the overall success of advertiser revenue growth

Preferred Qualifications

• Data Storytelling / Social Listening
• Ads Industry experience

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
• Equity in the form of restricted stock units
• Commission
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) program with employer match
• Generous time off for vacation
• Parental leave