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# Staff Backend Engineer, User Safety

- **Company:** reddit Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $217,000.0 - $303,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Python (Programming Language), Ruby, Software Engineering, Rust (Programming Language), Information Technology, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/reddit/jobs/8204924

## About the Role

* 8+ years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages; Go, Python, Rust, Ruby.
 * BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
 * Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule.
 * Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure.
 * Experience partnering effectively with cross-functional teams in a fully remote environment and the ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
 * [Bonus] Applied ML experience for a product or business solution.

## Description

* Work cross-functionally with product, data science, operations and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy to keep our platform safe.
 * Contribute to the full development cycle: ideation, technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You'll be reviewing code and design docs,and help shape our roadmap.
 * Lead a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Set and define standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help coach and mentor engineers on the team to further their professional development.
 * Innovate on new solutions and continuously learn and improve your technical and non-technical abilities.