Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Reddit is a community of communities where people can dive into anything through experiences built around their interests, hobbies, and passions. Our mission is to bring community, belonging, and empowerment to everyone in the world. Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on content, stories, and discussions about the topics they care about the most. From pets to parenting, there’s a community for everybody on Reddit and with over 50 million daily active users, it is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. For more information, visit redditinc.com . Reddit is poised to rapidly innovate and grow like no other time in its history. This is a unique opportunity to leave your mark on one of the most influential and trafficked corners of the internet. As a Site Reliability Engineer on Reddit’s Infrastructure team, you’ll use your knowledge of operating distributed systems to improve the consistency, reliability, and performance of our growing ecosystem of services. You’ll also use your development experience to contribute to the internal Infrastructure Product that all of Reddit Engineering uses to develop, deploy, and operate their services. Join us and help build the future of Reddit! Responsibilities Advise: Work with engineering teams in designing and developing systems that are resilient and highly performant at tremendous scale Amplify: Contribute to the development our internal Infrastructure Product, which is used by Reddit engineering teams to build, deploy, and operate their services Automate: Build tools and systems to support the operation of our infrastructure and services Diagnose: Draw on your knowledge of distributed systems to identify and fix network, system, and service-level issues Optimise: Observe and improve performance, reduce cost, and improve the experience for millions of users Qualifications 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or a Development focused DevOps role. Proficiency in one or more of the following: Go, Python, C, C++, Java, Perl, Rust Experience with Kubernetes and Cloud systems Experience with the development and operation of high-traffic backend systems A demonstrated ability to debug, fix, and optimise code Troubleshooting skills that span applications, networking (TCP/IP), and systems Strong working knowledge of Linux Excellent communication and collaborative skills Nice-to-haves While not required, familiarity with any of these is a big plus! Experience working in an environment that applies Infrastructure-as-code principles Exposure to a Configuration Management System (Puppet, Chef, Salt, etc) Experience with Infrastructure-as-code processes (via Terraform, CloudFormation, etc) Docker or Kubernetes in a production setting Working knowledge of Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform Benefits: Pension Savings plan  Medical Plan Short term sickness benefits  WIA excess and WGA gap insurance  Workspace benefits for your home office  Personal & Professional development funds Family Planning Support  Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off   Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at ApplicationAssistance@Reddit.com .