Reddit

Staff Backend Engineer, Moderation Enforcement

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Remote, United StatesStaff+
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Base Salary

$217k - $304k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Partner cross-functionally with product, data science, operations, and engineering teams to execute strategy for platform safety.
  • Contribute to ideation, technical design, development, testing, experimentation, analysis, and product launches.
  • Review code and design documents and help shape the engineering roadmap.
  • Lead, coach, and mentor engineers while defining standards and best practices that improve developer workflows.
  • Drive technical and product strategy, operations, architecture, and execution for moderation enforcement systems.
  • Continuously innovate and improve technical and non-technical capabilities.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages, including Go, Python, Rust, or Ruby.
  • BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule.
  • Self-directed, innovative, action-oriented approach suited to fast-paced and ambiguous environments.
  • Experience partnering effectively with cross-functional teams in a fully remote environment.
  • Ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Applied machine learning experience for a product or business solution is preferred.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs.
  • 401(k) with employer match.
  • Global benefits supporting workspace, professional development, and caregiving.
  • Family planning support.
  • Gender-affirming care.
  • Mental health and coaching benefits.
  • Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off.
  • Generous paid parental leave.
  • Fully remote-friendly within the United States, with optional access to Reddit offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago.

Tech Stack

Categories

Reddit

About Reddit

5,001-10,000 employees

Reddit builds a social news and discussion platform organized into user-created forums (“subreddits”) for consumers, creators, and communities. It monetizes primarily through advertising tools for brands and self-serve advertisers, plus a Premium subscription; developers can access data via its API. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Reddit became a public company on the NYSE in 2024 and hosts over 100,000 active communities.

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