Senior Backend Engineer, Compliance Engineering at Reddit
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Reddit is hiring a remote Senior Backend Engineer to build privacy, security and regulatory-compliance platform capabilities. The listing covers Remote - United States.
- Location
- Remote
- Work arrangement
- remote
- Technologies
- Python, AWS, Docker, Go
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Role overview
Reddit’s Compliance Engineering team adapts the platform to evolving privacy, security and regulatory requirements. The team builds trusted, compliant experiences and works across domains and technology stacks.
Responsibilities
- Design and build platform capabilities that meet changing privacy, security and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with product, design and engineering teams to deliver compliant experiences for millions of users.
- Own product areas end to end, from technical design and coding through testing, experimentation, analysis and launch.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives critical to Reddit’s business and platform integrity.
- Influence technical and product strategy in a new product space.
- Improve engineering workflows, set standards and mentor other engineers.
Qualifications
- At least five years of backend-development experience across databases, networking and efficient computing.
- Experience with Go, Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, Thrift or GraphQL and modern backend systems.
- Ability to work in ambiguous problem spaces and learn across technology stacks.
- Strong understanding of privacy, security, compliance or platform-integrity concerns.
- Experience owning products from design through launch and collaborating across functions.
Technology in this role
- Python: Experience with Go, Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, Thrift or GraphQL and modern backend .
- AWS: We develop with Go, Python, Postgres, Redis, Thrift, GraphQL and deploy to Docker/k8s on .
- Docker: We develop with Go, Python, Postgres, Redis, Thrift, GraphQL and deploy to Docker/k8s on .
- Go: Experience with Go, Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, Thrift or GraphQL and modern backend .
- PostgreSQL: Experience with Go, Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, Thrift or GraphQL and modern backend .
- Redis: Experience with Go, Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, Thrift or GraphQL and modern backend .
- GraphQL: Experience with Go, Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, Thrift or GraphQL and modern backend .
Role-specific candidate guide
Preparation notes based on the employer’s stated responsibilities and qualifications.
Understanding the scope. This Senior Backend Engineer, Compliance Engineering position at Reddit is best assessed through the work described in the employer’s posting, rather than the title alone. The available role overview says: “Reddit’s Compliance Engineering team adapts the platform to evolving privacy, security and regulatory requirements. The team builds trusted, compliant experiences and works across domains and technology stacks.” Read that statement together with the responsibilities below to understand the likely balance between delivery, coordination and technical decision-making. The role belongs to the software engineering area, but that label is only a guide to the work; the employer’s own requirements remain decisive. Before applying, check the original listing for reporting lines, product or team assignment, employment terms and any details that may have changed since this copy was checked. Where this page says a fact is not specified, treat it as an open question rather than an implied.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- This job posting may span more than one career level.
- In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/ .
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About Reddit
Reddit is a community platform. Its Compliance Engineering team builds platform foundations for privacy, security and evolving regulatory requirements.
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