# Software Engineer, Consumer Engineering at Reddit

- Company: Reddit
- What the company does: Backed by 500 Global.
- Company website: https://www.redditinc.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Remote - United States
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-09-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-24
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/reddit/jobs/8172457
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/reddit-software-engineer-consumer-engineering/

## About the role

The Reddit Consumer Engineering organization builds and scales the products that Redditors use directly to discover content, participate in communities, and connect with others. Sitting at the intersection of large-scale distributed systems and core user journeys, Product Backend Engineers in Consumer Engineering partner directly with Product Managers, Designers, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and Frontend Engineers to build, experiment with, and scale features that power how hundreds of millions of users...

## What they're looking for

- Data-Informed & Hypothesis-Driven: Comfortable working alongside Data Scientists and PMs to design experiments, establish core performance metrics, and iterate quickly based on real-time feedback
- Technical Rigor at Scale: 3+ years of hands-on backend development experience building and operating large-scale distributed serving systems in high-concurrency environments
- Bias for Action: Self-directed, innovative, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in fast-paced product environments where balancing velocity with system reliability is essential
- Collaborative Communicator: Outstanding communication skills with a track record of driving cross-functional alignment in fully remote or hybrid team environments
- Languages: Proficiency in modern backend languages such as Go or Python (or Java, Kotlin, Rust, C++)
- API Design: Expertise in designing and maintaining scalable, maintainable APIs using GraphQL , REST , or gRPC for native mobile and web applications

Tags: Engineering