Description
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our GraphQL team. As a member of this team, you will work collaboratively with other software engineers to create and maintain the foundational platform for Reddit's GraphQL infrastructure. Your responsibilities will include designing, building, and delivering solutions to improve GraphQL's functionality, scalability, and efficiency. You will investigate and tune the operation of our platform operating at massive scale, contribute feedback to the technical and strategic direction of the GraphQL platform, guide and support fellow engineers within the team as a mentor and leader, and share on-call responsibilities with the GraphQL team.
The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale distributed backend systems, proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages (preferably Go), experience identifying and driving high-impact projects that align with the company's strategy, capability with essential cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP), high empathy and excellent communication skills to collaborate across the organization, and specific GraphQL backend experience is a plus.
In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave.