Backend Engineer, IAM

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $164,200–$164,200🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, build, and ship highly performant and scalable backend systems for user identity, authentication, and authorization across Reddit's millions of daily users and internal services.

Role type

Senior IC backend engineer (IAM)

Builds

Mission-critical IAM systems and backend services for consumer authentication and authorization

Domain

Internet / Distributed Systems / Identity & Access Management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Distributed backend system design, IAM (authentication/authorization), Go, Cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP)

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Go, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP

Responsibilities

Select and execute high-leverage IAM projects, create performant and scalable IAM architecture, collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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About Reddit

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