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SeniorSoftwareEngineer,RedditProPublishers
“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.
analytical skills
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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