Software Engineer

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 121 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com . Job Duties: Design, build, and implement privacy-focused software products, including backend services that support privacy experiences for millions of daily users. Develop scalable, reusable solutions that translate privacy policies into technical safeguards, protecting user data while enabling responsible and transparent data use. Analyze and contribute to a complex, heterogeneous codebase and cloud infrastructure to identify and secure data stores and microservices handling personal information. Build observability and alerting systems to detect, report, and respond to security incidents. Partner with engineering and security teams to promote secure development practices. Full-time telecommuting is an option. Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree (or its foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering (any field) or closely related quantitative discipline and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field. Special Skill Requirements: (1) Golang; (2) Python; (3) Javascript; (4) Terraform; (5) Kubernetes; (6) Docker; (7) Apache Kafka; (8) AWS; (9) GCP; (10) Prometheus; (11) Grafana; (12) Git; (13) Distributed Systems; (14) Computer Networking. Any suitable combination of education, training and experience is acceptable. Full-time telecommuting is an option. 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 Submit a resume with references using the apply button on this posting or by email at: [email protected] at Req.# 1016.249.2. 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. The base pay range for this position is: $164,200.00 - $229,900.00 USD #LI-DNI In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews. During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes. We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision. For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors . 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, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.