Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Reddit, Inc. is a community of communities and one of the internet’s largest sources of information. They are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to develop and maintain their backend for the developer platform, collaborating with various teams to create scalable and efficient solutions.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain the underlying infrastructure of the developer platform
- Build new features for external developers such as SQL db as a service
- Contribute to the entire development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks
- Contribute meaningfully to team strategy. We give everyone a seat at the table and encourage active participation in planning for the future
Skills
- 7+ years of industry experience in backend, infrastructure, developer tools, or app platforms
- Technical leader in the execution of large scale projects as well as day-to-day troubleshooting
- Go, Typescript, Redis, distributed SQL, and Kubernetes experience
- Mentoring and coaching other engineers as well as leading by example strong software engineering best practices
- Passion for developing scalable, well-designed software that people love
- Entrepreneurial spirit. On our team, everyone needs to act like a startup CEO. You must be self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You live to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure
- Excellent communication skills. You must be able to collaborate effectively with teams in a fully-remote environment, and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
- Equity in the form of restricted stock units
- Commission
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) program with employer match
- Generous time off for vacation
- Parental leave
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