Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform
Core
Designing and building scalable API platform services that power Reddit's core features (listings, posts, comments, media) for hundreds of millions of users.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (Core Platform)
Builds
High-availability API platform services and media delivery infrastructure
Domain
Social Media / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Golang, Python, large-scale distributed systems, API platform architecture, media delivery optimization, clean code practices
Preferred skills
Mentorship, technical coaching, roadmap planning
Technologies
Golang, Python
Responsibilities
Develop and design innovative solutions for scaling Reddit; Build platform API projects; Mentor and coach junior engineers; Operate services scaling to hundreds of thousands of transactions per second; Optimize media experience for global users
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship