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Software Engineer, Consumer Engineering

Reddit· Engineering and Product
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Hybrid (United States)$164k - $229kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Software Engineer role within Reddit’s Consumer Engineering organization, building and scaling product backend features that power content discovery, engagement, and community interactions for hundreds of millions of users. Cross-functional, remote-friendly across the United States.

Responsibilities

  • Cross-Functional Product Architecture: partner with Product Management, Product Design, Data Science, and Client Engineers to translate business and user needs into reliable, low-latency technical solutions.
  • End-to-End Delivery: own the full software lifecycle for major product initiatives from design docs and API contracts to development, testing, rollout, and observability.
  • Metrics & Experimentation-Led Engineering: design, build, and evaluate A/B experiments; analyze user behavior, funnels, and retention using tools like BigQuery, HEX, or Firebase.
  • API & System Performance: build and maintain scalable APIs (GraphQL, REST, gRPC) and distributed backend services optimized for client consumption and UI performance.
  • Technical Rigor & Modern Tooling: establish engineering best practices, improve developer workflows, mentor teammates, and leverage AI-assisted tools to ship high-quality products.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of hands-on backend development experience building and operating large-scale distributed serving systems in high-concurrency environments.

Skills

Required:GoPythonGraphQLRESTgRPC
Nice to have:JavaKotlinRustC++RedisCassandraPostgreSQL

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Generous vacation/time off
  • Parental leave
  • Other Reddit-wide benefits (see Careers page)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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