Overview
Reddit is a community of communities, built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 82M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.
Role Summary
As a Principal Engineer on the Core Platform team at Reddit, you will be responsible for owning the design and evolution of our Core Systems. This role involves building for the next 4 years of continued scale and growth of Reddit. You will identify gaps in our current designs and lead redesigns of our Core Platform to improve Developer Velocity and Reddit growth. You will define best practices and establish them as defaults for developers across the company.
Responsibilities
- Own the design & evolution of our Core Systems
- Build for the next 4 years of continued scale and growth
- Identify gaps in our current designs and lead redesigns
- Define best practices and establish them as defaults for developers
- Be the go-to person for developers on complex problems in backend service development within the data space
- Lead technically minded peers on your journey
Qualifications
- Deep understanding of how to build sustainable software systems at a large scale engineering organization
- 10+ years of Software Development experience with at least 5+ years in a cloud environment (AWS/GCP)
- Expert in at least two programming languages
- Experience in influencing larger (500+ engineers) organizations on technical direction/best practices
- Passion for developing scalable, well-designed software that improves developer’s lives while also seamlessly supporting scale and reliability
- Experience working with cross-functional teams such as design, product, business & data teams to deliver great experiences
- Strong focus on user experience, usability, scalability, reliability and quality
- High empathy, excellent communication skills, and the ability to find compromise working across the entire engineering org
Additional Information
Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Equity in the form of restricted stock units
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) program with employer match
- Generous vacation and parental leave
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