Reddit, Inc.

Senior Web Engineer, Web Platform

Reddit, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $190,800 - $267,100 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Build with impact: Design and evolve the Shreddit web platform’s architecture, performance, and developer tooling that powers reddit.com for hundreds of millions of users across the world.
  • Own the web stack: Lead end‑to‑end delivery of complex, cross‑service initiatives in areas like asset delivery, html processing, observability and reliability for core web experiences.
  • Collaborate broadly: Partner with feature teams, infrastructure, safety, security and other platform teams to make Reddit’s web experience fast, stable, and accessible worldwide.
  • Multiply others: Mentor and coach other engineers through design reviews, pairing, and documentation, raising the bar for web engineering across Reddit.
  • Shape the platform: Be a thought partner in our web platform strategy, informing our roadmap for performance as a feature, observability, and developer experience.

Requirements

  • 6+ years software engineering experience, with experience in working cross-functionally to lead projects from start to finish with end user impact.
  • Deep experience with modern web platform engineering:
  • TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, bundlers (e.g., Vite, Rollup, Webpack), and Node performance observability tools.
  • Experience with one or more front-end web frameworks such as React, Vue or Angular or Lit.
  • A past track record of quality:
  • Enabling testing culture (unit/integration tests, local/automated testing, load and performance testing)
  • Improving resiliency and fault tolerance of systems
  • Profiling and tuning performance of network calls, rendering, or data access paths.
  • You embody Reddit’s core value of Evolve: Only by continually improving and learning will we succeed.
  • You treat ambiguity and hard problems as learning opportunities, seek feedback, and continuously improve your craft and our platform.
Benefits
  • Comprehensive Health benefits
  • 401k Matching
  • Workspace benefits for your home office
  • Personal & Professional development funds
  • Family Planning Support
  • Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off
  • 4+ months paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Volunteer time off
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Hard Skills & Tools
TypeScriptJavaScriptNode.jsViteRollupWebpackReactVueAngularperformance observability
Soft Skills
mentoringcoachingcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitycontinuous improvementfeedback seekingcommunicationleadershipcross-functional teamwork