> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/4541882-staff-software-engineer-ingestion-platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4541882-staff-software-engineer-ingestion-platform). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer - Ingestion Platform - **Company:** reddit Inc. - **Location:** Beverly Hills, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $217,000.0 - $303,900.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon S3, Apache HTTP Server, Batch Processing, BigQuery, Data Deduplication, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Serialization, Data Stores, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Protocol Buffers, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Data Logging, Indexer, Backend, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Apache Flink, Low-code, Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Golang - **Published:** November 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-software-engineer-ingestion-platform-beverly-hills-ca--84f6ad23-d837-4d73-a3da-9729cd78ac5d ## About the Role Software Engineering, Website Conversion, Data Modeling, Consumer Advertising, Software Engineering, Operational Improvement, Technical Recruiting, Application Programming Interface (API), Apache, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), * 10+ years of hands-on experience building internet-scale distributed systems, data infrastructure, or platforms used by other developers. * BS, MS, PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. * Strong software development experience in one or more general-purpose languages such as Go, Python, Java, or Scala. * Deep experience designing and operating high-throughput, fault-tolerant data pipelines or platform services, including streaming and batch processing. * Experience with data movement patterns and systems such as Kafka, BigQuery, S3, GCS, Apache Iceberg, Flink, or comparable technologies. * Experience designing APIs and platform abstractions, including schema evolution, serialization formats such as Protocol Buffers, and service-to-service communication such as gRPC. * Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud-native platform concepts, including controllers, custom resources, workload identity, infrastructure automation, and multi-cluster deployments. * A strong understanding of observability and operational excellence: metrics, logging, alerting, SLOs, incident response, data quality, and safe migration practices. * A product-minded engineer who advocates for platform users and can turn ambiguous customer and partner needs into simple, reliable, and scalable solutions. * Demonstrated technical leadership and a history of guiding teams through complex, cross-functional initiatives with meaningful impact. * Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering teams and stakeholders. * Experience building low-code or self-service developer platforms, or curiosity to learn, is a strong plus. ## Description We are looking to hire a Staff Software Engineer to help us in this mission. This is a high impact role where your unique insights into improving our operational posture as well as harmonizing feedback from customers will shape the future direction of our platform. What You'll Do: As a Staff Engineer, you will lead the development and evolution of Reddit's Ingestion Platform. * Design, write, and deliver reliable software for distributed data movement across streaming and batch workloads, with a focus on availability, scalability, latency, correctness, and cost efficiency. * Own the architecture and evolution of the platform's control plane and data plane, including pipeline APIs, controllers, connectors, target managers, schemas, and sink integrations. * Expand the platform beyond Kafka-to-BigQuery by helping deliver production-ready paths to S3/GCS and Apache Iceberg, as well as transformations, deduplication, dead-letter queues, and other reusable capabilities. * Build high-quality connectors and abstractions for systems such as Kafka, BigQuery, S3, GCS, Iceberg, Flink, and other data stores, while keeping the platform modular and easy to extend. * Improve the self-service experience for platform users through clear APIs, safe defaults, automated provisioning, documentation, onboarding workflows, and actionable observability and alerting. * Lead migrations from bespoke and legacy ingestion systems to the Ingestion Platform, partnering with teams such as Ads Data Platform and ML Indexing to make migrations safe, incremental, and low-touch. * Establish strong reliability, security, and operational practices for pipelines running across Kubernetes clusters, including schema evolution, workload identity, permissions, deployment safety, monitoring, and incident response. * Identify gaps in the platform's architecture and product experience, and lead redesigns that improve developer velocity and enable Reddit's continued growth. * Work collaboratively with engineers and stakeholders across Infrastructure, Data Platform, Product, Ads, ML, Storage, and partner teams to align roadmaps and deliver durable solutions. * Mentor and guide backend and data infrastructure engineers across the company, raising the bar for technical design, operational excellence, and customer focus.