Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineering

Reddit

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$190,000–$267,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 94% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$177,250 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $228k versus about $161k 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 90 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $216,700–$303,000 across 90 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineering

The Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineering joins the Infrastructure Engineering team to deliver reliability, performance, and efficiency through a unified technology stack. This role involves owning the full software lifecycle for major initiatives, including designing and building scalable APIs using GraphQL, REST, and gRPC. You will develop distributed backend services, manage authentication and identity architecture, and optimize messaging systems. Key responsibilities include translating business needs into technical solutions, conducting A/B experiments, and mentoring teammates. The position requires proficiency in Golang, Python, C++, or Java, alongside experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, and GCP. You will solve complex problems related to machine learning storage infrastructure, compute abstractions, and secure deployment workflows to ensure a resilient foundation for high-performance messaging and consumer identity services.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $208800 from 326 postings across 49 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Translate business and user needs into reliable, low-latency technical solutions.
  • Own the full software lifecycle from technical design and API contracts to deployment and observability.
  • Design and evaluate A/B experiments using tools like BigQuery and HEX to make data-backed decisions.
  • Build and maintain scalable APIs using GraphQL, REST, and gRPC for distributed backend services.
  • Create scalable architecture for authentication, authorization, and identity systems.
  • Establish engineering best practices and improve developer workflows using modern, AI-integrated tools.
  • Mentor and coach other technical contributors within the engineering organization.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience building internet-scale software (preferred: focus on machine learning storage infrastructure).
  • Software development experience in Golang, Python, C++, or Java.
  • Experience with essential cloud infrastructure including Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, and GCP.
  • Hands-on experience implementing features, optimizations, and bug fixes to distributed messaging systems.
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with engineering, data science, machine learning, and product stakeholders.
  • Degree in Computer Science or an equivalent technical field.

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