# Senior Backend Engineer, Safety

Hiring organization: [Reddit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/reddit)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/577ae4f4-dd43-4670-bf2c-39a5c923900a

Listed on Reddit's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Remote - United States
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 190800 – 267100 USD per year

## Summary

Reddit is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to build tools for community moderators on one of the internet's largest platforms. The role involves designing scalable systems, leading technical strategy, and mentoring engineers while working cross-functionally with product and design teams in a fully remote environment.

_Our summary, not Reddit's wording._

## Skills named

Go, GraphQL, gRPC, HTTP, Python, Retrofit (REST), Ruby, Rust

## Required

- 5-8 years of software development experience in a general-purpose programming language
- Experience designing and implementing maintainable APIs with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift, or gRPC
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Self-directed and action-oriented mindset in fast-paced environments
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a fully remote environment

Apply on Reddit's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/reddit/jobs/8093006