Staff Software Engineer - Ingestion Platform

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Reddit, Inc.Software Infrastructure

Remote - United StatesFull-TimeStaff

Salary$217,000 — $303,900 USD

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10+ years of hands-on experience building internet-scale distributed systems, data infrastructure, or developer platforms.
BS, MS, PhD in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
Strong software development experience in Go, Python, Java, or Scala.
Deep experience designing and operating high-throughput, fault-tolerant data pipelines (streaming and batch).
Experience with data systems such as Kafka, BigQuery, S3, GCS, Apache Iceberg, or Flink.
Expertise in designing APIs, platform abstractions, schema evolution, and serialization formats like Protocol Buffers.
Familiarity with Kubernetes, including controllers, custom resources, and multi-cluster deployments.
Strong understanding of observability, operational excellence, metrics, and incident response.
Demonstrated technical leadership in complex, cross-functional initiatives.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Lead the development and evolution of Reddit’s Ingestion Platform.
Design, write, and deliver reliable software for distributed data movement across streaming and batch workloads.
Own the architecture and evolution of the platform’s control plane and data plane, including pipeline APIs, controllers, and schemas.
Build high-quality connectors and abstractions for systems such as Kafka, BigQuery, S3, GCS, Apache Iceberg, and Flink.
Improve the self-service experience through clear APIs, automated provisioning, and actionable observability.
Lead migrations from legacy ingestion systems to the new platform.
Establish reliability, security, and operational practices for pipelines running across Kubernetes.
Mentor and guide engineers across the company on technical design and operational excellence.

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