Senior Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (AI): Designing and implementing scalable distributed systems and integrating AI capabilities to drive advertiser revenue growth with an accent on ad ranking and search systems. Focus on building generative AI integrations, optimizing data pipelines, and ensuring system observability under high load.

Location: Chicago, IL or Remote (must be based in the US)

Salary: $190,800 - $267,100 USD

Company

Reddit is a community-driven platform for open and authentic conversations across 100,000+ active communities.

What you will do

• Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code adhering to industry best practices.
• Design and own end-to-end software solutions that span multiple distributed systems.
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure technical strategies align with business goals.
• Partner with cross-functional teams for feature development, bug fixes, and system design.
• Proactively identify and solve technical challenges to drive advertiser revenue growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable distributed systems.
• Expertise in applied machine learning and generative AI training/integration.
• Proficiency with SQL, NoSQL, and building ETL data pipelines.
• Must be based in the United States

Nice to have

• Experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, logging, and on-call management.
• Experience with real-time search and ad ranking systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs.
• 401k plan with employer match.
• Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off.
• Generous paid parental leave.
• Family planning support and gender-affirming care.
• Mental health and professional coaching benefits.