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Search Infrastructure builds and operates the foundational components for platform teams at Reddit to build atop. Our systems satisfy needs ranging from classical ranking/search (BM25) to more modern and novel spaces involving vector embeddings. We are a team of software and machine learning engineers who build platforms around and evolve technologies including:
Our platform strives to balance reliability, performance, efficiency, and developer productivity, in that order. We offer abstractions that enable our customers to express their needs and transparently map those into underlying infrastructure resources (CPU, memory, architecture, etc). Software engineering is the core of our DNA. We scale the team through automation, self healing, and orchestration.
As Reddit’s usage of AI and embedding models grows, conventional databases don’t fit the needs of our scale. This is an opportunity to sit at the cutting edge of this space and help establish the future of Reddit’s search capabilities while maturing a (relatively) newer ecosystem of technologies. These capabilities will post everything from Reddit.com’s search, to Ads Platforms, and many other ranking/relevance use cases.
Some Of Our Present And Future Challenges Include:
Important: Our interfaces are APIs and our operators are code, not humans.
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/.
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.
In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.
During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes. We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision. For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors.
Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.
USD 217,000 - 303,000
Annually
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Mental Health Benefits
Gender Affirming Care
Pet Insurance
Fitness Stipend
Wellness Programs
401(k) / Retirement Plan
401(k) Match
Equity / RSUs
Performance Bonus
Unlimited PTO
Unlimited Sick Days
Company Shutdown Days
Paid Holidays
Home Office Stipend
Coworking Allowance
Company Offsites / Retreats
Fertility Benefits
Parental Leave
Adoption Leave
Caregiver Policy
Learning & Development Budget
Conference Attendance
Mentorship Program
Employee Resource Groups
Team Events & Social Budget
Current openings list remote eligibility in the United States, Canada (British Columbia and Ontario), the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands. Reddit also keeps offices open in cities like San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Dublin, and Sydney, so remote employees near a hub can drop in whenever they like.
You can expense furnishing your home office, and if you prefer working outside the house Reddit covers coworking space costs up to $200 per month. There is also up to $100 per month toward your phone bill.
Birthing parents get 22 or more weeks of paid leave and non-birthing parents up to 16 weeks, backed by a $25,000 lifetime family planning benefit through Carrot. On top of unlimited vacation, everyone gets a paid wellness day each month plus company-wide Reddit Global Days Off, and a $5,000 annual wellness reimbursement that covers everything from fitness to language classes.
Yes for US roles. Reddit shares base salary ranges on all US-based job postings regardless of state, using standardized pay bands by function, level, and location. Compensation also includes restricted stock units for all employees and commission for sales roles.
Engineering, data science, product, and security roles are posted overwhelmingly as remote, especially in the US and Canada. Sales and some revenue roles are tied to office hubs such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, London, Berlin, and Amsterdam, so expect an in-office component there.
Relocation Assistance
Pay Transparency
Commuter Benefits
Student Loan Assistance
Volunteer Time Off
Medical Leave
Flexible Schedule