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Backend Software Engineer, PDP Experience

Reddit · Remote - United States

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
57 days
Reddit's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Reddit's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Reddit
high
148 stale, 3 reposted of 150 open
Hiring momentum
259 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Reddit's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Reddit.

About this role

As a Backend Software Engineer on the PDP Experience team at Reddit, you will work on enhancing the Comments page, a high-traffic area of the platform. Your responsibilities will include collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and launch new features, contributing to the entire development cycle, and ensuring high-quality code while moving quickly. You will also participate in team strategy discussions and help improve developer workflows.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Reddit as an employer.

What you need

  • BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
  • Minimum of 3+ years of professional software development experience in large-scale distributed systems
  • 3+ years of experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages (Go, Python, Rust, Ruby)
  • Experience with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics
  • Ability to design and implement maintainable APIs
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks

What you get

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
  • 401k with Employer Match
  • Global Benefit programs
  • Family Planning Support
  • Gender-Affirming Care
  • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of tech stack or tools used beyond programming languages and API protocols
  • Role may involve ambiguity and fast-paced environments which may not suit all candidates
  • Interviews may be recorded and transcribed, which could be a concern for some candidates

Summarised from Reddit's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Reddit on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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