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Reddit is an online platform utilized by thousands of communities to connect and converse about a wide variety of topics, including TV and movie fan theories, s
Senior Web Engineer, Web Platform
Location
United States
Posted
108 days ago
Salary
$190.8K - $267.1K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Web Engineer, Web Platform
• Build with impact: Design and evolve the Shreddit web platform’s architecture, performance, and developer tooling that powers reddit.com for hundreds of millions of users across the world. • Own the web stack: Lead end‑to‑end delivery of complex, cross‑service initiatives in areas like asset delivery, html processing, observability and reliability for core web experiences. • Collaborate broadly: Partner with feature teams, infrastructure, safety, security and other platform teams to make Reddit’s web experience fast, stable, and accessible worldwide. • Multiply others: Mentor and coach other engineers through design reviews, pairing, and documentation, raising the bar for web engineering across Reddit. • Shape the platform: Be a thought partner in our web platform strategy, informing our roadmap for performance as a feature, observability, and developer experience.
Job Requirements
- 6+ years software engineering experience, with experience in working cross-functionally to lead projects from start to finish with end user impact.
- Deep experience with modern web platform engineering:
- TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, bundlers (e.g., Vite, Rollup, Webpack), and Node performance observability tools.
- Experience with one or more front-end web frameworks such as React, Vue or Angular or Lit.
- A past track record of quality:
- Enabling testing culture (unit/integration tests, local/automated testing, load and performance testing)
- Improving resiliency and fault tolerance of systems
- Profiling and tuning performance of network calls, rendering, or data access paths.
- You embody Reddit’s core value of Evolve: Only by continually improving and learning will we succeed.
- You treat ambiguity and hard problems as learning opportunities, seek feedback, and continuously improve your craft and our platform.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health benefits
- 401k Matching
- Workspace benefits for your home office
- Personal & Professional development funds
- Family Planning Support
- Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off
- 4+ months paid Parental Leave
- Paid Volunteer time off
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