Staff Software Engineer, Onboarding

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $217,000–$303,000 / yr
Posted: today

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $260k

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This role pays more than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $260k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

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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 72 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $217,000–$303,900 across 66 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Onboarding

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As a Staff Software Engineer on Reddit’s Onboarding team, you will lead the technical strategy for user onboarding experiences, shaping backend architecture and personalization pipelines to ensure new users find value in their first session. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional partners including product, design, and data science teams to foster a growth engineering mindset that prioritizes experimentation and iteration. Your role involves building ML-powered systems for content recommendation and maintaining deep technical partnerships across various engineering teams to scale impact. Additionally, you will establish robust instrumentation and measurement frameworks to drive data-driven decision-making and guide cross-functional alignment through clear communication of technical feasibility and trade-offs. Ideal candidates have at least seven years of experience in strategic product development, a strong background in machine learning for ranking and personalization, and the ability to mentor engineers while maintaining high standards of engineering excellence.

Skills

Python Java Kafka Redis PostgreSQL Docker CI/CD ML Two-Tower models A/B testing Scalability Reliability Mentorship Cross-functional collaboration Growth engineering mindset

What you'll do

Define and accelerate backend architecture for new user onboarding.
Partner with engineering teams to ensure technical representation in cross-functional projects.
Establish instrumentation and experimentation frameworks for rigorous A/B testing.
Serve as the engineering voice in XFN partnerships, aligning stakeholders on technical feasibility.
Advocate for reliability, scalability, and maintainability across complex systems.
Mentor engineers and help them work through complex problems effectively.

What we're looking for

At least 7 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on solving business problems.
Proven ability to partner strategically across teams and influence technical direction.
Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
Strong data analysis skills, including the use of metrics for decision-making and experimentation.
Comfortable working in ambiguous environments with rapid prototyping and iteration cycles.
Expertise in designing backend architectures for ranking, recommendations, and personalization systems.

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