Reddit

SaaS

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,RedditProPublishers

$190–267k San Francisco, California, United States; Sunnyvale, California, United States; New York, New York, United States Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer, Reddit Pro - Publishers at Reddit. Skills: large-scale distributed systems, software development, API design and implementation, distributed caching, large scale data storage systems, highly scalable and reliable serving systems. 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. Contribute to the full develop”

What You'll Achieve.

execute on product and business strategy; build novel products and features that our users will love; improve developer workflows; grow their technical expertise; Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making processes for backend development; balance speed with quality; quickly building brand-new products

Industry & Context.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

analytical skills

Eligibility Requirements

fully remote environment

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years of industry experience in large-scale distributed systems, 5+ years of hands-on, professional software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C++), Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs, Experienced with distributed caching layers, and distributed large scale data storage systems like Cassandra, A track record of developing and improving highly scalable and reliable serving systems, A track record of leading sized projects that require cross-team and cross-functional collaborations

Nice to Have

BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience

What You'll Do.

Work cross-functionally

collaborate and partner with product

and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features that our users will love

Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design

reviewing code and design docs

giving feedback on product specs and mocks

Participate with a team of thoughtful

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

Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making processes for backend development

Move fast while balancing quality

quickly building brand-new products

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work cross-functionally, collaborate and partner with product, design, and other engineering counterparts; Participate with a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers; partner effectively with teams in a fully remote environment

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills; discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences

Process & Methodology

organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and to deliver projects on schedule, leading sized projects

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