Reddit
Senior Software Engineer, GraphQL
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Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
USA
Role overview
Senior Software Engineer, GraphQL
Requirements and responsibilities
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Details
- Driving adoption of our Golang-based federated GraphQL architecture.
- Deploying GraphQL to operate concurrently across global datacenters.
- Expanding our developer tooling to enable elegant schema contributions.
- Building deep observability to coordinate GraphQL requests efficiently across Reddit's architecture.
- Tuning our stack for latency, resilience, and scale.
- Work collaboratively with a team of software engineers to create and maintain the foundational platform for Reddit's GraphQL infrastructure.
- Design, build, and deliver solutions to improve GraphQL's functionality, scalability, and efficiency.
- Investigate and tune the operation of our platform operating at massive scale.
- Contribute feedback to the technical and strategic direction of the GraphQL platform.
- Guide and support fellow engineers within the team as a mentor and leader.
- Share on-call responsibilities with the GraphQL team.
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale distributed backend systems.
- Proficiency in one or more general purpose programming languages (preferably Go).
- Experience identifying and driving high impact projects that align with the company's strategy.
- Capability with essential cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP).
- High empathy and excellent communication skills to collaborate across the organization.
- Specific GraphQL backend experience is a plus.
- Experience structuring and implementing complex data models is a plus
- 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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