Senior Software Engineer - DataAPI - remote
Title: Senior Software Engineer –DataAPI
Location: Remote –United States
JobDescription:
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 73+ million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit redditinc.com.
The Developer Platform Data API team is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build core platform capabilities that will allow us to reach for this vision. Do you flourish in a dynamic, collaborative environment that thrives on innovation? If so, then we invite you to join us in crafting the future of our business as an engineer on our team, where we are at the forefront of building a product that revolves around our Data API and real-time data streaming.
What We’re Working On
- Building a real-time data streaming pipeline.
- Evolving Reddit’s public API and capabilities towards a cleaner, elegant Developer Experience.
- Building the technical foundation for future features and experiences.
- Building a platform that is highly available, low on latency, and at internet scale.
- Creating a collaborative and supportive team with a strong sense of ownership.
What We Can Expect From You
- 6+ years of industry experience, preferably in backend, infrastructure, developer tools, or app platforms.
- Some Go, Typescript, and Kubernetes experience is preferred.
- Knowledge of software engineering best practices such as unit testing and code reviews, design, and documentation.
- Passion for developing scalable, well-designed software that people love.
- Entrepreneurial spirit. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity.
- Excellent communication skills. You must be able to collaborate effectively with teams in a fully-remote environment, and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Health benefits
- 401k Matching
- Workspace benefits for your home office
- Personal &Professional development funds
- Family Planning Support
- Flexible Vacation &Reddit Global Days Off
- 4+ months paid Parental Leave
- Paid Volunteer time off
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Pay Transparency:
This job posting may span more than one career level.
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 https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay 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.
The base pay range for this position is:
$190,800—$267,100 USD
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