Staff Software Engineer, Community Builders
Reddit, Inc.United States
Posted May 7, 2026
217000 - 303900 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Reddit is a community of communities, built on shared interests and passion.
Job Description
The Community Builders organization at Reddit is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to empower anyone, anywhere, to create and steer a thriving community. The role involves defining and accelerating the backend architecture powering the team's core growth levers, partnering with the Engagement Manager to cultivate a growth engineering mindset, and scaling impact through collaborative engineering.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of experience as a cross-team project leader
- Strategic partner, systems thinker, and mentor
- Experience with growth-team ambiguity and prioritizing experimentation and iteration
- Comfortable with growth-team speed and navigating complex technical trade-offs
- Proven track record of working on ML-heavy products and designing backend architectures
- Ability to distill complex technical trade-offs for various audiences
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
- Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave