Senior Staff Software Engineer, Indexing & Retrieval Platform

Reddit

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$279,200–$390,900 / yr
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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 72 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Software Engineer, Indexing & Retrieval Platform

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As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on Reddit’s ML Indexing & Retrieval Platform team, you will lead the development and implementation of next-generation systems for machine learning data ingestion, low-latency retrieval services, and GenAI applications. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality experiences by defining best practices for observability and reliability in large-scale distributed systems while mentoring engineers on robust DevOps principles. The role involves deep expertise in Go, Java, Python, Flink, Airflow, Spark, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, and vector databases like Milvus or Elasticsearch to build scalable, reliable platforms that support Reddit’s growing user base and diverse content ecosystem.

Skills

Go Java Python Flink Airflow Spark Vector Lexical Kubernetes Docker AWS GCP Milvus Vespa Elasticsearch CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Lead the development and implementation of Reddit’s next-generation ML Indexing & Retrieval engine.
  • Define best practices for observability, reliability, and operational excellence in large-scale systems.
  • Mentor engineers in designing scalable infrastructure and adopting robust DevOps principles.
  • Collaborate with product engineers to deliver high-quality experiences across various applications.
  • Ensure the platform evolves to meet the needs of Reddit’s growing user base and diverse content ecosystem.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience in Indexing and Retrieval systems.
  • 3+ years of technical leadership, architecting and scaling distributed systems.
  • Deep expertise in large-scale data platforms with batch indexing and stream processing.
  • Proven experience designing and operating low-latency retrieval services.
  • Expertise in lexical and vector search technologies like Milvus, Vespa, Elasticsearch.
  • Skilled in cloud-native architectures and managing containerized workloads using Kubernetes.

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