Staff Software Engineer (Developer Platform)

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help shape the future of our developer platform. You’ll work across backend, platform, and full-stack systems to make it easier for developers to build useful, creative, and delightful apps on Reddit.

You’ll help define the technical direction of the platform, lead important initiatives, and build the foundation for new developer experiences. You’ll work closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and other teams to solve complex problems and turn ambitious ideas into real products.

If you enjoy building new things, working across technical boundaries, and making other developers more productive, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Making the developer platform easier, faster, and more powerful to build on
• Designing and building platform features used by all developers on the platform
• Leading major technical initiatives from early exploration through launch
• Building the systems and tools that support future developer experiences
• Working across backend, infrastructure, client, and full-stack components
• Helping create a collaborative team with a strong sense of ownership

Who You Might Be

• 6+ years of industry experience working on platform functionality, developer tools, full-stack products, or app platforms
• Experience leading large-scale technical projects from design through delivery
• Strong backend or platform engineering experience, along with the ability to work across the stack when needed
• Familiarity with technologies such as C++, Java, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, or React
• A habit of using AI tools in your daily work to improve productivity and software quality
• A track record of mentoring engineers and raising the bar for software engineering practices
• A passion for building high-quality software that people enjoy using
• An entrepreneurial mindset: you’re self-directed, curious, comfortable with ambiguity, and eager to turn ideas into action
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment and explain complex topics to both technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities:

• Build and evolve the core platform services and capabilities that power the developer experience.
• Create new capabilities that help external developers build great apps on Reddit.
• Contribute across the full development cycle, including technical design, development, testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch.
• Review code, design documents, product specifications, and user experiences.
• Help shape team strategy and the future direction of the platform.
• Share knowledge, mentor teammates, and contribute to a culture of thoughtful ownership.

Bonus Points

• Contributions to open-source projects
• Experience building Reddit apps with the Devvit platform