Staff Software Engineer, Media Experiences

Reddit · Remote - United States · Remote-friendly

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Company
Reddit
Location
Remote - United States
Salary
$217,000 — $303,000
Posted
June 25, 2026

About this job

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical architecture of our media infrastructure. In this role, you will define the strategy for how we ingest, process, store, and deliver video and audio content at Reddit. You will tackle complex technical challenges while also helping shape our media product strategy to deliver high-quality media experiences globally. Key Responsibilities Architect for Scale: Lead the design and evolution of our global media processing and delivery infrastructure, ensuring low-latency, high-availability media for millions of users. Optimize Media Pipelines: Build and optimize resilient backend services for video/audio ingestion, distributed transcoding, and CDN routing.…

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