Staff Backend Engineer, Media Foundations

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💎 Seniority level: Staff, 5+ years

📍 Location: United States

💸 Salary: 217000.0 - 303900.0 USD per year

🔍 Industry: Software Development

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 5+ years

🪄 Skills: AWSBackend DevelopmentDockerGraphQLLeadershipProject ManagementPythonSoftware DevelopmentSQLAgileData AnalysisDesign PatternsImage ProcessingJavaKubernetesC++Cross-functional Team LeadershipAlgorithmsAPI testingData StructuresGogRPCRedisCommunication SkillsCI/CDProblem SolvingRESTful APIsMentoringOrganizational skillsMicroservicesTechnical supportSoftware Engineering

Requirements:

5+ years of experience as a software engineer in large-scale distributed systems.
8+ years of hands-on, professional software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (Go, Python, Java, C++)
Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs
Experienced with distributed caching layers, and distributed large scale data storage systems like Redis.
Familiarity with image processing and delivery technologies such as image scaling, cropping, and image formats like progressive JPEG, WebP, etc.
Familiarity with HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), MPEG-DASH, MP4, and other streaming protocols, as well as video compression standards (H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9, AV1)
Working knowledge of CDN technologies (Fastly, Cloudfare, Cloudfront) to optimize video delivery. Experienced with domain specific language like VCL.

Responsibilities:

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.
Architect and evolve Reddit media infrastructure to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions that set new benchmarks for the industry.
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.

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BS degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of experience in large-scale distributed systems.
8+ years of hands-on software development in languages like Go, Python, Java, C++.
Experience with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, gRPC, Thrift, and API design.
Familiarity with distributed caching layers and data storage systems like Redis.
Knowledge of image processing technologies and formats.
Familiarity with streaming protocols and video compression standards.
Working knowledge of CDN technologies to optimize video delivery.

💡 Responsibilities

Work cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering teams to execute product strategy.
Architect and evolve Reddit media infrastructure for scalable, high-performance solutions.
Contribute to technical design, development, testing, and launch processes.
Lead a team of engineers, set standards, and mentor for professional growth.
Continuously improve technical and non-technical skills.

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