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Principal Engineer, Core Platform

Lead the design and implementation of Core Systems for the next 4 years of Reddit's growth.
Chicago
Senior
$232,500 - 325,500 USD / year
4 months ago

✨ About The Role

- Lead the design and evolution of Reddit's Core Systems to support continued scale and growth for the next 4 years - Identify and address gaps in current designs to improve Developer Velocity and Reddit's growth - Define best practices and establish them as defaults for developers across the company - Act as the go-to person for developers on complex problems in backend service development within the data space - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver great user experiences and ensure scalability, reliability, and quality of software at scale

âš¡ Requirements

- Experienced software engineer with a track record of designing and evolving core systems at a large scale engineering organization - Proficient in cloud environments like AWS/GCP and expert in at least two programming languages - Skilled in influencing technical direction and best practices within a large engineering team - Strong focus on user experience, scalability, and reliability, with a passion for developing well-designed software - Excellent communicator with high empathy and the ability to collaborate effectively across different teams
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Principal Engineer, Core Platform
Chicago
$232,500 - 325,500 USD / year
Engineering
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