Staff Software Engineer, Media Experience

Remote - United States · Remote · Lead / Staff / Principal

$217,000 – $303,000

Listed on Reddit’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

Reddit is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to architect and build the media infrastructure that handles video and audio ingestion, processing, storage, and delivery at global scale. This role suits experienced distributed systems engineers who want to own the full technical strategy of media platforms and mentor a team while moving quickly without sacrificing quality.

Our summary, not Reddit’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
5+ years building large-scale distributed systems
7+ years hands-on professional software development in a general-purpose language
Experience designing and implementing maintainable APIs including GraphQL, REST, and gRPC
Knowledge of distributed caching and large-scale data storage systems like Redis
Familiarity with image processing and delivery technologies
Understanding of video streaming protocols and compression standards
Strong organizational and communication skills

Nice to have

Demonstrated commitment to staying current with video compression advancements
Strong understanding of video quality metrics like VMAF and PSNR
Hands-on expertise with FFMPEG, GPAC, and similar media frameworks
Experience with client-side media technologies like AVFoundation and VideoToolbox
Familiarity with background data fetching
Strong SQL and data analysis skills