Staff Software Engineer, Media Experiences
Core
Lead the technical architecture and strategy for Reddit's global media infrastructure, handling ingestion, processing, storage, and delivery of video and audio content.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Media Infrastructure)
Builds
Global media processing and delivery infrastructure, backend services for video/audio ingestion, distributed transcoding, and CDN routing.
Domain
Internet / Media Streaming / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems design, event-driven architectures, microservices, system architecture, SLO/SLA definition, technical leadership, cross-functional initiative management, AI tooling integration
Preferred skills
AI-assisted development, GenAI inference integration, intelligent content moderation systems
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Architect for Scale: Lead the design and evolution of global media processing and delivery infrastructure; Optimize Media Pipelines: Build and optimize resilient backend services for video/audio ingestion, distributed transcoding, and CDN routing; Drive AI Integration: Partner with ML/AI teams to build a roadmap for media recommendation, intelligent content moderation, and GenAI inference; Set the Standard: Establish engineering best practices and define strict SLOs/SLAs; Mentorship & Leadership: Guide and empower multiple engineering teams and translate product requirements into technical roadmaps; Leverage Modern Tooling: Utilize AI-assisted development tools to accelerate prototyping, system design, and coding.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
