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Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Ads

Reddit · San Francisco, CA

Posted about 3 months ago · Previously reposted

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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
Yes
taken down and listed again at least once
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 Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Reddit, you will lead initiatives to enhance the reliability and performance of critical user-facing systems. Your role involves collaborating with product and infrastructure teams to ensure systems are scalable and resilient, driving automation to reduce operational risks, and managing complex incident responses. You will also mentor engineers and influence engineering standards across the organization.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
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

  • 8+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or related roles operating large scale distributed systems
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction across teams
  • Strong experience supporting high traffic, user facing production environments
  • Deep understanding of one or more: distributed systems, networking, Linux systems, cloud native architectures
  • Experience designing highly available systems with strong operational and reliability practices
  • Strong programming skills in languages such as Go, Python, or similar

Nice to have

  • Experience operating systems at internet scale traffic volumes
  • Experience with Kubernetes, containers, cloud infrastructure, and modern deployment platforms
  • Familiarity with technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Envoy, Kafka, ClickHouse, Cassandra, Redis, or similar distributed infrastructure technologies
  • Experience with CDN optimization, edge reliability, traffic engineering, or global infrastructure
  • Contributions to open source software or participation in technical communities

What you get

  • 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
  • Private Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
  • Personal Retirement Savings Account with matching contribution

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the tech stack used, which may vary
  • Base salary range provided, but final offer may vary based on multiple factors
  • Role may involve high-pressure situations due to the nature of incident management

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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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