Software Engineer III, Community Builders

### About Reddit Reddit is a community of communities, built on shared interests and trust. With over 100,000 active communities and approximately 121 million daily unique visitors, Reddit is one of the largest sources of information on the internet. ### Role Overview The Community Builders organization is essential to Reddit's success. We aim to create joyful, low-effort experiences for users looking to build and grow communities. We are seeking a talented **Backend Engineer** to join our team. In this role, you will contribute to building and enhancing our products, developing features from end to end, and ensuring our systems are scalable and reliable. ### Responsibilities - Design, develop, and maintain backend application services, focusing on performance, security, and scalability. - Collaborate with product managers, designers, data scientists, and other engineers to deliver high-quality products. - Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch. - Write design documentation and code, and receive valuable feedback on your work. - Continuously learn and improve both technical and non-technical skills. ### Technologies We Use - **Languages:** Go, Python - **Frameworks:** Spark, Kafka, Airflow - **Datastores:** BigQuery, Redis, Cassandra, PostgreSQL - **Tools:** Kubernetes, Docker ### Qualifications - Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative or computer science-related field. - 2+ years of software engineering experience in a scalable computing environment. - Passion for learning and adapting to new technologies. - Strong communication and collaboration skills. - Entrepreneurial spirit, self-directed, and innovative. ### 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.