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Backend Engineer, Feeds Experience
Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 501-1,000Since 2005H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
United States
Posted
47 days ago
Salary
$164.2K - $229.9K / year
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishBig QueryFirebaseJavaKotlinPythonRustSwiftGo
Job Description
• Build and operate a high-caliber, inclusive team of engineers.
• Work cross-functionally, collaborate and partner with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to build novel products and features that our users will love.
• Work alongside a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise.
• Participate in the full development cycle: design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be writing and reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks, and ensuring successful delivery of key projects.
• You will be a key driver in the planning, development, and implementation across Reddit’s backend service architecture in service of our native mobile and web clients as part of a full stack team.
• Enable a culture of metrics led execution, with a focus on operational excellence and system observability.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer developing user-facing applications
- Fluency working with product metrics, designing and analyzing experiments with exposure to tools like BigQuery, HEX, Firebase, etc.
- Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages; e.g. Python, Go, Swift, Kotlin, Rust, Java, C++
- Experience leveraging GenAI tools to increase software engineering productivity.
- Experience working with ML engineering teams and integrating ML solutions is a plus.
- Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule.
- BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong focus on user experience and usability. You are an undying advocate for the user, and you have a deep intuition for how people think and how they interact with software. Experience with social or e-commerce is a huge plus.
- Entrepreneurial spirit. You must be self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action. You live to build new things and thrive in ambiguity.
- Excellent communication skills. You must be able to collaborate with teams in a fully remote environment, and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
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