Senior Software Engineer, Reddit Pro - Publishers

\u003cdiv class="content-intro">\u003cdiv class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> \u003cdiv class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text"> \u003cdiv class="p-block_kit_renderer"> \u003cdiv class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"> \u003cdiv class="p-rich_text_block"> \u003cdiv class="p-rich_text_section">Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 126 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit \u003ca class="c-link" href="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">>.\u003c/div> \u003c/div> \u003c/div> \u003c/div> \u003c/div> \u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003cp>The Reddit Pro team’s mission is to empower brands, publishers, organizations and professionals to create engaging content for our communities while growing their presence on Reddit through Reddit Pro. Reddit Pro is an ongoing initiative that offers advanced tooling for businesses that unlocks the power of Reddit’s 100k active communities & conversations – where opinions are formed and decisions are made. Longer term, businesses will also be able to build on this deep relationship with their Reddit communities by leveraging complementary monetized solutions from Reddit.\u003c/p> \u003cp>This is a high impact role where you will be involved in technical & product strategy and have a chance to get in on the ground floor of a new product space. \u003c/p> \u003ch3>What You’ll Do\u003c/h3> \u003cul> \u003cli>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.\u003c/li> \u003cli>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.\u003c/li> \u003cli>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.\u003c/li> \u003cli>Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making processes for backend development.\u003c/li> \u003cli>Move fast while balancing quality. We can’t afford extensive processes, and we also can’t afford show-stopping bugs. We need someone who can balance speed with quality while quickly building brand-new products.\u003c/li> \u003c/ul> \u003ch3>Who You Might Be\u003c/h3> \u003cul> \u003cli>BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience\u003c/li> \u003cli>3+ years of industry experience in large-scale distributed systems. \u003c/li> \u003cli>5+ years of hands-on, professional software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C++)\u003c/li> \u003cli>Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs\u003c/li> \u003cli>Experienced with distributed caching layers, and distributed large scale data storage systems like Cassandra.\u003c/li> \u003cli>A track record of developing and improving highly scalable and reliable serving systems\u003c/li> \u003cli>A track record of leading sized projects that require cross-team and cross-functional collaborations\u003c/li> \u003cli>Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and to deliver projects on schedule\u003c/li> \u003cli>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\u003c/li> \u003cli>Excellent communication skills. You partner effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences\u003c/li> \u003c/ul> \u003ch3>Benefits\u003c/h3> \u003cul> \u003cli>Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs\u003c/li> \u003cli>401k with Employer Match\u003c/li> \u003cli>Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support\u003c/li> \u003cli>Family Planning Support\u003c/li> \u003cli>Gender-Affirming Care\u003c/li> \u003cli>Mental Health & Coaching Benefits\u003c/li> \u003cli>Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off\u003c/li> \u003cli>Generous Paid Parental Leave \u003c/li> \u003c/ul> \u003cdiv class="content-pay-transparency">\u003cdiv class="pay-input">\u003cdiv class="description">\u003ch3>Pay Transparency\u003c/h3> \u003cp>This job posting may span more than one career level.\u003c/p> \u003cp>In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit \u003ca href="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">>.\u003c/p> \u003cp>To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\u003cdiv class="title">The base salary range for this position is:\u003c/div>\u003cdiv class="pay-range">\u003cspan>$190,000\u003c/span>\u003cspan class="divider">—\u003c/span>\u003cspan>$267,000 USD\u003c/span>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003cdiv class="content-conclusion">\u003cp>In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.\u003c/p> \u003cp>\u003cspan>During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes. We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision. For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our \u003ca href="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors\u003c/a>.\u003c/span>\u003c/p> \u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cspan>Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>

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