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Reddit, Inc. · 3 hours ago

Software Engineer III, Data Platform

Reddit is a community of communities, built on shared interests and trust, serving over 116 million daily active unique visitors. The Data Platform team is seeking a Software Engineer to tackle large scale data platform challenges and improve data infrastructure technologies that support machine learning and analytics. The role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance data quality and efficiency while building automation software to streamline processes.

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Responsibilities

Refine and maintain our data infrastructure technologies to support ML and analytics on data collected from hundreds of millions of users
Own the Data Warehouse Platform used for long term storage of this data and Airflow Platform used to efficiently orchestrate how this data is processed
Take part in building opinionated guardrails to drive improvements in data quality, cost efficiency, and data governance
Build automation software which minimizes toilsome work for data users at Reddit and provides a declarative, self-service experience for working with data
Monitoring/alerting for our core systems and the mechanisms built on top
Collaborate effectively with a team of proficient software engineers to develop and maintain the fundamental platform that powers the cutting-edge Reddit's data infrastructure
Engage in the complete data lifecycle at Reddit, participating in the development process and working with one of the world's most extensive and data-rich datasets
Design, build and deliver end-to-end data solutions to improve the reliability, scalability, latency and efficiency of Reddit’s Data Platform
Implement automation for key elements of the development process, including data quality, managing alerts and handling critical infrastructure operations
Collaborate and Share on-call responsibilities, including incident management

Qualification

PythonCloud servicesAirflowKubernetesCI/CDSparkFlinkObject-oriented programmingCommunication skillsLeadership

Required

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

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
401k Match
Family Planning Support
Gender-Affirming Care
Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days off
Generous paid Parental Leave
Paid Volunteer time off

Company

Reddit, Inc.

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Reddit is the heart of the internet, where millions of people get together to talk about any topic imaginable.

H1B Sponsorship

Reddit, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (99)
2024 (63)
2023 (76)
2022 (70)
2021 (68)
2020 (39)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.33B
Key Investors
FidelityVy CapitalTencent
2024-03-21IPO
2021-08-12Series F· $410M
2021-02-08Series E· $367.95M

Leadership Team

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Steve Huffman
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Chris Slowe
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