Senior Software Engineer, GraphQL
Core
Design, build, and deliver solutions to improve Reddit's foundational GraphQL infrastructure, scalability, and efficiency for hundreds of millions of users.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (GraphQL Infrastructure)
Builds
Federated GraphQL architecture, global datacenter deployment, developer tooling, and observability systems
Domain
Internet / Distributed Systems / API Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale distributed backend systems design, Go programming, Cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP), GraphQL backend development, Complex data modeling
Preferred skills
GraphQL schema design, Mentorship
Technologies
Golang, GraphQL, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP
Responsibilities
Create and maintain foundational platform for GraphQL infrastructure, Design and deliver solutions to improve functionality and scalability, Investigate and tune platform operation at massive scale, Contribute to technical and strategic direction, Guide and support fellow engineers, Share on-call responsibilities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship
