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This role pays more than
91%
of similar roles. Most pay
$184,950–$238,812
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$260k
versus about
$212k
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 Staff Backend Engineer, User Safety joins the Safety and Moderation organization to build detection, automation, and tools that keep the platform safe and scalable. This role involves driving technical and product strategy, architecture, and execution while leading a team of engineers to improve developer workflows and mentor staff. You will contribute to the full development cycle, including ideation, technical design, development, testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch. The position requires proficiency in general-purpose programming languages such as Go, Python, Rust, or Ruby, along with applied ML experience for product solutions. You will work cross-functionally to solve the business problem of proactive detection of platform-violating content and users, ensuring the community remains healthy by applying appropriate enforcement actions across various systems and product surfaces.
What does a Backend Engineer earn?
Median $206000 from 33 postings across 18 companies.