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Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform

Reddit · Chicago, IL

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 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 Senior Software Engineer on the Core Platform team at Reddit, you will develop and design innovative solutions to scale the Core API Platform, ensuring high uptime and performance. Your role includes mentoring junior engineers, building API projects, and optimizing media delivery for millions of users. You will collaborate with teams in a remote environment to meet the growing needs of the engineering organization.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
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

  • Software development experience in Golang or Python
  • 5+ years of experience with large-scale, mission-critical distributed systems
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Familiarity with API platform service architectures
  • History of building clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
  • Media delivery expertise from back end systems to the user

What you get

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
  • 401k with Employer Match
  • Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
  • Family Planning Support
  • Gender-Affirming Care
  • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Worth weighing

  • Base salary range is $190,800 — $267,100 USD, but final offer amounts may vary based on multiple factors
  • Job posting mentions that interviews may be recorded and summarized by AI
  • Role may span more than one career level, which could affect expectations

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

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