Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineering
Core
Build reliable, scalable, and automated infrastructure foundations (compute, storage, messaging, security) to maximize developer velocity and system resilience for Reddit's internet-scale platform.
Role type
Senior IC Infrastructure Engineer (Distributed Systems & Security)
Builds
Unified technology stack including messaging platforms, site defense systems, and secure access/identity platforms
Domain
Internet-scale social media infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP), General purpose programming (Golang, Python, C++, Java), API design (GraphQL, REST, gRPC), Identity and access management, A/B experimentation, Mentoring
Preferred skills
Experience with distributed messaging systems, AI-integrated tools
Technologies
Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP, BigQuery, HEX, Firebase, GraphQL, REST, gRPC
Responsibilities
Partner with Product and Client teams to translate business needs into low-latency technical solutions; Own end-to-end delivery of major initiatives from design to rollout; Design and evaluate A/B experiments to drive data-backed engineering decisions; Build and maintain scalable APIs and distributed backend services; Establish engineering best practices and mentor teammates; Steer high-leverage projects related to authentication, authorization, and identity architecture
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
