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This role pays more than
78%
of similar roles. Most pay
$161,875–$225,250
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$229k
versus about
$194k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Reddit
Reddit is a social news aggregation and discussion platform where users share content, vote on posts, and engage in community conversations across thousands of interest-based forums called subreddits.
Reddit currently has
89 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$216,700–$303,000
across 89 roles with salary data.
The Senior Backend Engineer, Compliance Engineering joins the Compliance Engineering team to prepare platforms for evolving regulatory requirements. This role involves shaping the future of the platform by adapting to a changing privacy, security, and regulatory landscape. You will partner with product, design, and engineering teams to build trusted, compliant experiences for millions of users. Responsibilities include owning product areas end-to-end, from technical design and coding to testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You will lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives and mentor other engineers. The role requires expertise in backend development, including databases, networking, and efficient computing. Key technologies include Go, Python, Postgres, Redis, Thrift, and GraphQL, with deployments to Docker, k8s, and AWS. You must design complex distributed systems operating under high load.
What does a Backend Engineer earn?
Median $206000 from 33 postings across 18 companies.