Reddit

Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform

Reddit$190K — $267K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in developing infrastructure and distributed systems software for internet-scale applications.
  • Proficient in Go with extensive experience in managing Kubernetes services.
  • Strong expertise in Linux internals, particularly multi-tenancy features like cgroups and namespaces.
  • Active contributor to the open-source community, preferably in infrastructure or CNCF projects.
  • Self-starter with the ability to independently troubleshoot cross-system issues and manage large projects.
  • Excellent communication skills in a collaborative, service-oriented setting.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop software solutions in Go to enhance the availability, scalability, and latency of Reddit's infrastructure.
  • Create Kubernetes controllers and operators for automating cluster management and workload scheduling.
  • Build tools and SDKs for codifying network configurations and managing compute capacity in a multi-region environment.
  • Optimize intra-cluster performance through the development of reactive schedulers.
  • Collaborate with various teams to provide technical insights and automate essential development workflows.
  • Engage in an on-call rotation to maintain the stability of global systems.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
  • 401k with Employer Match
  • Flexible global benefit programs tailored to personal lifestyles
  • Support for Family Planning and Gender-Affirming Care
  • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
  • Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
  • Generous Paid Parental Leave
Full Job Description
The Compute Platform team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work at the intersection of infrastructure and software development. As one of the world's busiest websites, our platform is central to Reddit's operations, focusing on high-level orchestration for multi-cloud deployments and intra-cluster challenges. You will build the APIs, controllers, and SDKs that automate the lifecycle of our global fleet, while simultaneously solving for performance, resource packing, and hardware management (including GPUs) across various cloud providers. We operate as a team of generalists; you will be expected to handle software development, system design, and operational support. Your work will directly impact hundreds of millions of users by improving the availability and efficiency of the foundational platform that runs all of Reddit. Responsibilities: - Design and deliver software solutions in Go to improve the availability, scalability, and latency of Reddit's compute infrastructure. - Develop Kubernetes controllers and operators to automate cluster management, workload scheduling, and the reconciliation of complex system states. - Build core tooling and SDKs that codify network configurations, managed services, and compute capacity tracking across a multi-region fleet. - Optimize intra-cluster performance by developing reactive schedulers and detecting node-level characteristics to inform availability. - Collaborate across the organization to provide technical feedback and automate critical development workflows and infrastructure operations. - Participate in an on-call rotation (approximately one week every 8-9 weeks) to ensure the stability of our global scale systems. Required Qualifications: - 4+ years of experience developing internet-scale software with a heavy focus on infrastructure and distributed systems. - Proficient in Go with a proven track record of building and managing Kubernetes services at scale. - An expert in Linux internals, including a solid understanding of multi-tenancy primitives like cgroups and namespaces. - A contributor to the open-source community, ideally within the infrastructure or CNCF domain. - A self-starter capable of troubleshooting complex, cross-system issues and managing large projects independently. - An excellent communicator who thrives in a collaborative, service-oriented environment. 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 #LI-remote 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 https://www.redditinc.com/careers/. To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary 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 salary range for this position is: $190,800-$267,100 USD 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.

About Reddit

Reddit is an American social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, images, and videos, which are then voted up or down by other members. Posts are organized by subject into user-created boards called "communities" or "subreddits", which cover topics such as news, politics, religion, science, movies, video games, music, books, sports, fitness, cooking, pets, and image-sharing. Submissions with more upvotes appear towards the top of their subreddit and, if they receive enough upvotes, ultimately on the site's front page. Although there are strict rules prohibiting harassment, it still occurs, and Reddit administrators moderate the communities and close or restrict them on occasion. Moderation is also conducted by community-specific moderators, who are not considered Reddit employees. As of September 2021, Reddit ranks as the 19th-most-visited website in the world and 7th most-visited website in the U.S., according to Alexa Internet. About 42–49.3% of its user base comes from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 7.9–8.2% and Canada at 5.2–7.8%. Twenty-two percent of U.S. adults aged 18 to 29 years, and 14 percent of U.S. adults aged 30 to 49 years, regularly use Reddit. Reddit was founded by University of Virginia roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, with Aaron Swartz, in 2005. Condé Nast Publications acquired the site in October 2006. In 2011, Reddit became an independent subsidiary of Condé Nast's parent company, Advance Publications. In October 2014, Reddit raised $50 million in a funding round led by Sam Altman and including investors Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Ron Conway, Snoop Dogg, and Jared Leto. Their investment valued the company at $500 million then. In July 2017, Reddit raised $200 million for a $1.8 billion valuation, with Advance Publications remaining the majority stakeholder. In February 2019, a $300 million funding round led by Tencent brought the company's valuation to $3 billion. In August 2021, a $700 million funding round led by Fidelity Investments raised that valuation to over $10 billion.
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