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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 79 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 Messaging Infra team at Reddit, you will tackle large-scale streaming and distributed messaging infrastructure challenges. Your role involves refining and maintaining messaging systems that support asynchronous communication for hundreds of millions of users while ensuring high availability and reliability. You will collaborate with various stakeholders and contribute to the long-term technical strategy of the team.
- 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
- 5+ years of experience building internet-scale software, preferably with a focus on machine learning storage infrastructure
- Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages; Golang, Python, C++, Java
- Experience working closely with technologies like Kafka and Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience implementing features, optimizations, and bug fixes to distributed messaging systems
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders in engineering, data science, machine learning, and product
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical field
Nice to have
- Experience with Strimzi
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 provided is $190,800 — $267,100 USD, but final offer amounts may vary based on multiple factors
- No specific mention of remote work policies beyond the role being remote
- The role may involve recorded interviews, which some candidates may find concerning
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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