Location:
This role is completely remote-friendly. If you happen to live close to one of our physical office locations, our doors are open for you to come into the office as often as you'd like.
Team Description:
Ranking is a core and growing part of Reddit, connecting users with the content they’re looking for is key to the future of Reddit. The ML Ranking Platform team builds and runs the services that coordinate contextualized and personalized ranking on Reddit. We build ML infrastructure, including a scatter-gather ranking coordination service and feature indexes. We work closely with a team of MLEs to develop and productionize new models and with a team of ML backend engineers that build inference and training services and feature stores.
Role Description:
As a Software Engineer, ML Ranking Platform, you will build highly robust, scalable, reliable and performant ranking systems. Owning projects from ideation to production, you will work closely with Backend Architects, Product Managers, Machine Learning and domain experts to deliver best in class personalized ranking systems that will advance Reddit’s efforts to bring community and belonging to everyone on the planet.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement the next generation backend ranking systems that power the personalized feeds on Reddit
- Explore new technologies that help grow our personalized ranking capabilities
- Write efficient, scalable and maintainable code that will help us iterate quickly and safely
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience as a software engineer developing backend/ platforms at scale, using Go, Python, C++ or any object oriented programming language
- Additional knowledge around GraphQL, REST, HTTP basics, GRPC and the ability to design maintainable APIs
- Experience designing and implementing performant, stable, and maintainable API interfaces
- Familiar with software engineering best practices such as unit testing and code reviews, design, and documentation
- Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure
- BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
- 401k Matching
- Workspace benefits for your home office
- Personal & Professional development funds
- Family Planning Support
- Flexible Vacation (please use them!) & Reddit Global Wellness Days
- 4+ months paid Parental Leave
- Paid Volunteer time off
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