Job Description

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 97M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit redditinc.com. GraphQL is Reddit's first-party API layer, providing client access to Reddit's rich dataset and driving the next generation of user experiences. GraphQL provides product engineers across Reddit clear interfaces, a powerful and flexible execution engine, and world-class developer ergonomics. Our team's mission is to develop the next generation of foundational GraphQL infrastructure, scale our solutions to support hundreds of millions of users, and build intuitive tools for contributors to create and expand GraphQL schema. Some of our present and future challenges include: Driving adoption of our Golang-based federated GraphQL architecture. Deploying GraphQL to operate concurrently across global datacenters. Expanding our developer tooling to enable elegant schema contributions. Building deep observability to coordinate GraphQL requests efficiently across Reddit's architecture. Tuning our stack for latency, resilience, and scale. In your day-to-day, you can expect to: Work collaboratively with a team of software engineers to create and maintain the foundational platform for Reddit's GraphQL infrastructure. Design, build, and deliver solutions to improve GraphQL's functionality, scalability, and efficiency. 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. Share on-call responsibilities with the GraphQL team. Who you might be: 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. Specific GraphQL backend experience is a plus. Experience structuring and implementing complex data models is a plus. Benefits: 401k Matching Workspace benefits for your home office Family Planning Support Flexible Vacation (please use them!) & Reddit Global Wellness Days Paid Volunteer time off Pay Transparency: This job posting may span more than one career level. 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. Additionally, 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. To learn more, please visit . To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below. The base pay range for this position is:

$190,800 - $267,100 USD

Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. 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 at ApplicationAssistance@Reddit.com . Apply for this job * indicates a required field First Name * Last Name * Email * Phone * Location (City) * Resume/CV * LinkedIn Profile How did you hear about this job? * Are you currently authorized to work in the U.S.? * Select... Do you now, or will you in the future, require immigration sponsorship to work at Reddit? * Select... By selecting "I agree," I understand that the information I have provided as part of this job application will be processed in accordance with Reddit's Candidate Privacy Policy. * Select... Reddit U.S. Equal Employment Information Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. To bring community and belonging to everyone in the world, Reddit’s employees must represent communities and redditors on our platform. Our vision at Reddit is to have a workforce representative of people with different perspectives and experiences, including but not limited to, gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, religion, and political views. We invite you to self-identify across the identities below so we can better understand our talent pools and assess our effectiveness in attracting and recruiting people to Reddit from all backgrounds. #J-18808-Ljbffr Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc

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Work experience placement, Home office, Flexible hours,

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