Staff Software Engineer - Content Platform
Required skills
7+ years of hands-on experience building internet-scale software, distributed systems or platforms used by other developers, BS, MS, PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience, Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages, Golang, Python, C++, Java, Prior experience and capability with scaled, high rate platform services, and API design, Demonstrated history of technical leadership, successfully guiding engineering teams to deliver impactful, high-quality solutions, Exceptional communication skills with a strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Preferred skills
Experience with (or curiosity to learn about) Kubernetes, gRPC, Cassandra, TiDB, Redis
Technologies
Go, Python, Kubernetes, gRPC, Cassandra, TiDB, Redis
Responsibilities
Lead the development of Content Platform at Reddit, Design, write, and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Reddit's products, Dive deep into the codebase of a suite of services owned by the team as well as one of Reddit's monolith legacy stack, Make system level improvements, enhancements and implement complex code modifications, Own the design & evolution of our platform and build for the next 4+ years of continued scale and growth of Reddit, Identify gaps in our current designs and lead redesigns of the platform to improve developer velocity and enable Reddit growth, Work collaboratively with other software engineers from Infra and Product orgs, Collaborate closely with engineering teams and stakeholders to integrate storage capabilities into broader storage infrastructure and use cases across Reddit, Mentor and guide other backend engineers across the company
Seniority
Staff
Domain
Content Platform, Infrastructure
