Software Engineer III, Community Builders

Reddit

1d • Remote

About The Position

Reddit is a community of communities built on shared interests, passion, and trust, home to open and authentic conversations. With over 100,000 active communities and approximately 121 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is a significant source of information. The Community Builders organization is central to Reddit's success, aiming to make Reddit the best place to start and grow a community. Their vision is to empower everyone to build spaces for connection, bridging the gap from initial user intent to a thriving community. They focus on creating joyful, low-effort, and modern experiences, providing actionable guidance to help builders navigate their subreddit's journey. The team is seeking a talented Backend Engineer to contribute to building and enhancing products, developing features end-to-end, and ensuring systems are scalable, reliable, and meet community builder needs. This role requires a passion for tackling complex challenges in a fast-paced, nimble environment.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative or computer science-related field.
• 2+ years of software engineering experience in a scalable computing environment.
• A passion for learning and adapting to new technologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and can easily navigate failure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend application services while ensuring the performance, security, and scalability of our systems.
• Work collaboratively with product managers, designers, data scientists and other engineers to deliver high-quality products.
• Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be writing design docs and code, and get valuable feedback on your work.
• Continuously learn and improve your technical and non-technical abilities.

Benefits

• 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
• medical, dental, and vision insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees