Software Engineer – Data Movement Platform

Reddit, Inc.

Software Engineer working on data movement platform and infrastructure improvements at Reddit. Collaborating to build high-quality solutions for large-scale data processing and management.

Posted 6/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $164,200 - $229,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowCloudGoJavaKubernetesOpen SourcePythonScalaSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Refine and maintain our data infrastructure technologies to support ML and analytics workflows on data collected from hundreds of millions of users.
Own the Data Movement Platform used to enable batch and stream data processing at Reddit.
Invest in building new infrastructure for Spark, Flink, and Airflow technologies at Reddit, including contributing to the open source community as needed.
Build automated solutions to minimize toilsome work for data users at Reddit and provide a declarative, self-service experience for working with data.
Collaborate with teammates to share on-call responsibilities and support monitoring/alerting to improve the reliability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Reddit’s Data Platform.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years of software engineering experience in a production setting writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
Proficient in object-oriented programming languages like Python, Scala, Go, or Java.
Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing large-scale systems, diligently monitoring project progress, and showcasing proactive leadership as a self-starter on diverse projects.
Experience working with cloud services, Airflow, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Spark, Flink and/or working with modern cloud-based infrastructure.
Excellent communication skills tailored for effective collaboration within both a service-oriented team and the broader organizational context.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Family Planning Support
Gender-Affirming Care
Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
Generous Paid Parental Leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonScalaGoJavaobject-oriented programminglarge-scale systems designdata processingautomated solutionsmonitoringalerting

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationleadershipself-starterproactive