Software Engineer - Data Movement Platform

Reddit is seeking a Software Engineer for its Data Movement team to solve large-scale data platform and efficiency challenges.

The Data Movement team is part of a larger group that enables batch and streaming-based ML and BI workloads at the company. The team is responsible for empowering the business to more efficiently process data and orchestrate these data workloads.

As a software engineer, you will work with teammates and partner teams to create and improve scalable, fault-tolerant, self-serve systems. Your responsibilities will include:

• Refining and maintaining data infrastructure technologies to support ML and analytics workflows on data collected from hundreds of millions of users
• Owning the Data Movement Platform used to enable batch and stream data processing at Reddit
• Investing in building new infrastructure for Spark, Flink, and Airflow technologies at Reddit, including contributing to the open-source community as needed
• Building automated solutions to minimize toilsome work for data users at Reddit and providing a declarative, self-service experience for working with data
• Collaborating with teammates to share on-call responsibilities and support monitoring/alerting to improve the reliability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Reddit's Data Platform

The ideal candidate will have:

• 2+ years of software engineering experience in a production setting writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages like Python, Scala, Go, or Java
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing large-scale systems, diligently monitoring project progress, and showcasing proactive leadership as a self-starter on diverse projects
• Experience working with cloud services, Airflow, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Spark, Flink, and/or working with modern cloud-based infrastructure
• Excellent communication skills tailored for effective collaboration within both a service-oriented team and the broader organizational context

Reddit offers a range of benefits, including:

• 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

The base salary range for this position is: $164,200-$229,900 USD