Senior Backend Engineer - Poster Experience

The Core Experience organization's mission is to empower people to participate in global conversations through communities. Poster Experience specifically focuses on the user journey in creating posts at Reddit which is the main source of user content for the product. We aim to make it easier faster and smarter to create and participate in conversations and we drive several core product metrics for the entire Reddit ecosystem.

This is a high impact role where you will own projects from ideation to production working with our super-talented cross-functional team. You'll closely collaborate with product and design teams and be responsible for the engineering architecture and execution of key product features.

Please note that is position is only eligible for candidates located in Canada and within these select provinces (Alberta British Columbia Ontario and Ottawa). This role can be 100% remote within Canada. If you are located near our office in Toronto you’re welcome to work a hybrid schedule there as well!

What You’ll Do:

• Design build and ship backend services experiments and products for millions of users.

• Communicate effectively within the team and across disciplines. Work closely with product managers and designers to craft compelling user experiences.

• Contribute meaningfully to our team’s strategy. We give everyone a seat at the table and encourage active participation in planning our future. Don’t just come along for the ride.

• Participate in product reviews and team meetings providing technical insight. Help scope estimate and prioritize between conflicting needs.

• Foster a healthy engineering culture and collaborate with other engineers.

Who You Might Be:

• 5+ 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.

• Strong organizational skills the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule.

• BS degree in Computer Science a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.

• 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.

• Excellent communication skills. You collaborate effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits

• Retirement Savings plan with matching contributions

• Workspace benefits for your home office

• Personal & Professional development funds

• Family Planning Support

• Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off

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