Remote Senior Software Engineer - Messaging

Reddit is a community of communities. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet's largest sources of information. The Messaging Infra team is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer who is excited to solve large scale streaming infrastructure and distributed messaging infrastructure problems. Reddit's mission is to bring community and belonging to everyone in the world. Reddit is a community of communities where people can dive into anything through experiences built around their interests, hobbies, and passions. With more than 50 million people visiting 100,000+ communities daily, it is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. From pets to parenting, skincare to stocks, there's a community for everybody on Reddit. Our messaging layer receives 50+ millions of messages/second serving 100GB/s of network traffic. We do this while efficiently storing over a petabyte of live topic data across ~1k brokers. As a senior engineer, you will partner closely with your team and our biggest users (ML/AI/Search) to build technical solutions that can scale to Reddit's product growth. 5+ years of experience building internet-scale software, preferably with a focus on machine learning storage infrastructure.~ Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages; Golang, Python, C++, Java~ Excellent communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders in engineering, data science, machine learning, and product.~ Degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical field. Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off~ LI-RemoteIn addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below. In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews. During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes. For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors .Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.