Staff Backend Engineer, Safety

Reddit, Inc.

Staff Backend Engineer at Reddit developing tools for community moderation and safety. Working with cross-functional teams to improve platform features and user experience.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $217,000 - $303,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoGraphQLGRPCPythonRubyRustThrift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features that our users will love.
Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.
Lead a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Set and define standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help coach and mentor engineers on the team to further their professional development.
Continuously learn and improve your technical and non-technical abilities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages; Go, Python, Rust, Ruby.
Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs.
BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule.
Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure.
Experience partnering effectively with cross-functional teams in a fully remote environment and the ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences

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

GoPythonRustRubyGraphQLRESTHTTPThriftgRPCAPI design

Soft Skills

organizational skillsprioritizationself-directedinnovativeaction-orientedcross-functional collaborationcommunicationmentoringcoachingadaptability

Certifications

BS degree in Computer Science