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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** reddit Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $164,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), BigQuery, C++ (Programming Language), Software Quality, Data Stores, Data Visualization, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Redis, Software Engineering, Apache Spark, Backend, Kubernetes, Druid, Apache Kafka, Docker, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1742223/

## About the Role

Mid-level engineers are expected to absorb best practices and learn exceptionally quickly while being effective core contributors. Engineers at this level must be able to code independently, but may work with senior engineers on the design of complex solutions. The most important skills an engineer at this level must possess are 1) coachability and an eagerness to grow, 2) deep passion for coding, and 3) excellent independent learning skills, all while operating as a fully functioning member of an engineering team., * 3+ years of software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (Java, Scala, Go, C++, Python).

 * Able to take complete ownership of a feature or project.

Bonus Points:

 * Experience working in the Ads domain
 * Experience or interest in the advertising business and understanding customer needs

## Description

This is a generalist mid-level backend position within the Ads Organization. Ads is the fuel that powers Reddit's mission. As a backend engineer on the team, candidates might work on:

 * Microservices and APIs that power our advertiser-facing product, ads.reddit.com
 * Distributed systems that ensure the right ad gets shown to the right user at the right time
 * Backends that power interactive user experiences on our ads like Polls and Games
 * Real time, data intensive systems that measure the performance of our ad campaigns
 * Infrastructure that supports all of the above

Technologies used on the team include:

 * Languages: Go, Python, Scala
 * Frameworks: Spark, Thrift, Baseplate, Kafka
 * Datastores: Postgres, BigQuery, Redis, Druid
 * Tools: Kubernetes, Argo, Docker, * Work with product managers to design and implement Ads products.
 * Collaborate closely with the platform and data teams while building new features.
 * Lead the processes needed to improve operational stability, including improving code quality, delivering dashboards and data visualizations.
 * Build extensible components that would align with the product objectives.
 * Support day to day project management tasks including communicating project updates, managing project timelines and overseeing project execution.


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