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Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform
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Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
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USA
Role overview
Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform
Requirements and responsibilities
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Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver software solutions in Go to improve the availability, scalability, and latency of Reddit’s compute infrastructure.
- Develop Kubernetes controllers and operators to automate cluster management, workload scheduling, and the reconciliation of complex system states.
- Build core tooling and SDKs that codify network configurations, managed services, and compute capacity tracking across a multi-region fleet.
- Optimize intra-cluster performance by developing reactive schedulers and detecting node-level characteristics to inform availability.
- Collaborate across the organization to provide technical feedback and automate critical development workflows and infrastructure operations.
- Participate in an on-call rotation (approximately one week every 8-9 weeks) to ensure the stability of our global scale systems.
Required Qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience developing internet-scale software with a heavy focus on infrastructure and distributed systems.
- Proficient in Go with a proven track record of building and managing Kubernetes services at scale.
- An expert in Linux internals, including a solid understanding of multi-tenancy primitives like cgroups and namespaces.
- A contributor to the open-source community, ideally within the infrastructure or CNCF domain.
- A self-starter capable of troubleshooting complex, cross-system issues and managing large projects independently.
- An excellent communicator who thrives in a collaborative, service-oriented environment.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
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