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Senior Software Engineer, Caching

Senior Software Engineer for caching at Reddit in NYC.
Reddit
Remote
United States
USD 190,800 - 267,100
Job Description
Reddit is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their caching team in New York City. This role involves a mix of software and cloud engineering, focusing on automating the operation of Reddit's vast production infrastructure. The engineer will collaborate with product teams to enhance storage technologies, improve data models, and optimize data access patterns. They will also perform data-driven analysis and tuning of the storage stack to improve the end-to-end data path.Reddit's caching layer handles hundreds of millions of queries per second, serving hundreds of billions of keys, and efficiently storing hundreds of terabytes of data. As a senior engineer, the candidate will partner with the team and key users (ML/AI/Search) to develop scalable technical solutions while maintaining high availability and reliability.Responsibilities:
  • Develop reliable and efficient workflows to automate operational tasks for Reddit's critical storage infrastructure.
  • Design, write, and deliver software in Go and Python to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Reddit's products.
  • Contribute to the design and implementation of caching mechanisms for high-performance, large-scale storage systems.
  • Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to incorporate caching solutions into broader storage system use cases.
Requirements:
  • 5+ years of experience developing internet-scale software, preferably in storage infrastructure roles.
  • Software development experience in Golang, Python, Java, or C++.
  • Prior experience with Storage technologies (Redis, Valkey, Memcached, Cassandra, Postgres, MySQL, Zookeeper) is a plus.
  • Experience operating a large-scale critical infrastructure system with a focus on automation and workflow development is a plus.
  • Excellent communication skills for collaboration within a service-oriented team.
Benefits:
  • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
  • 401k Matching
  • Workspace benefits for your home office
  • Personal & Professional development funds
  • Family Planning Support
  • Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Wellness Days
  • 4+ months paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Volunteer time off
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