Reddit

Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure

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6 hours ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
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Base Salary

$287k - $401k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with software and systems engineers to build and maintain Reddit’s foundational infrastructure platform.
  • Design, write, and deliver software in Go and Python to improve infrastructure availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency.
  • Automate service creation, service management, and critical infrastructure operations.
  • Guide the technical and strategic direction of the compute platform.
  • Troubleshoot and analyze infrastructure and customer workload issues at scale.
  • Mentor backend developers across the company and serve as a technical resource for complex problems.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience developing internet-scale software, preferably in infrastructure roles.
  • 8+ years of experience with cloud infrastructure systems is preferred.
  • Experience influencing technical direction and best practices across organizations of 500+ engineers.
  • Software development experience in one or more of Python, Go, Rust, Java, or C++.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional design, product, and data teams.
  • Strong focus on user experience, usability, scalability, and quality.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with service-oriented teams.

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, and mental health and coaching benefits.
  • Flexible vacation, paid volunteer time off, and generous paid parental leave.
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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