TL;DR
Backend software engineer at Reddit building product catalogs infrastructure for retail advertisers. Focus on system scaling, catalog management tools, and AI-enhanced product features using Python, Scala, Go, and Kafka.
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 126 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit
www.redditinc.com.
Reddit has a flexible first workforce! if you happen to live close to our physical office location our doors are open for you to come into the office as often as you'd like. Don't live near one of our offices? No worries: You can apply to work remotely from the Netherlands.
We are looking for a skilled backend software engineer to join the Product Catalogs team. Our team builds products and infrastructure that enable retail advertisers to succeed on Reddit. On our team, you’d work projects like:
- Catalog System Scaling - In order to support larger and more sophisticated advertisers, we must scale our system to support millions of products per customer. You’ll have the opportunity to perform load testing, identify bottlenecks, and deploy optimizations to make these customers successful.
- Catalog Management - With millions of products, advertisers need tools to manage those products, identify errors, and build campaigns based on subsets of products.
- Product Enhancement - Leveraging AI, LLMs and Reddit organic data to make our products more appealing to users by showcasing products popular with Redditors, enhancing product image backgrounds with GenAI, and much more!
Technologies used on the team include:
- Languages: Python, Scala, Go
- Frameworks: gRPC, Thrift, Baseplate, Kafka
- Datastores: Postgres, BigQuery, Redis, TiDB
- Tools: Kubernetes, Airflow
Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and scale our product catalogs backend
- Contribute to the development of features to make our product easier to use
- Produce robust and sustainable code and demonstrate proficiency in debugging systems beyond your immediate responsibilities.
- Uphold high-quality standards within the team.
Required Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a quantitative or computer science-related field (e.g., mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, computer science)
- 4+ years of full-time backend software engineering experience in a scalable computing environment
- Experience in backend development, with a passion for learning and adapting to new technologies that you lacked prior experience with
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders independently
Nice to Have:
- Prior experience in the ads or ecommerce space
If you're a talented software engineer looking for a new challenge, and you're passionate about building scalable systems and great customer experiences, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!
What We Offer:
- A dynamic, supportive work environment with a diverse team of engineers and cross-functional partners
- Opportunities for professional growth and development, with a focus on continuous learning and skill-building
- A competitive salary and benefits package, with a focus on work-life balance and employee well-being
- Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options, to support your individual needs and preferences
- The chance to work on high-impact projects that drive real results for our users and advertisers
Benefits:
- 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
- Private Pension plan with Employer-matching
- 100% employer-sponsored group medical plan
- Income Replacement Programs
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
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