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Staff Software Engineer , Observability

Reddit

Remote · United States$18,083–25,325 gross/mofull-timeReddit Careers

This role is fully remote. Reddit has a flexible first workforce. The Observability (OBS) team is looking to hire an Engineer that thrives at the intersection of infrastructure and software development.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute upstream changes to the open source projects we use
  • 7+ years of experience developing internet-scale software, preferably in the context of infrastructure.
  • Familiarity with distributed systems development, bonus if familiar with any of the specific tools (Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana, Vector, Clickhouse, Otel, Loki)
  • Experience developing on top of Kubernetes or similar distributed systems.
  • Kubernetes controller or operator development experience is a huge plus.
  • Strong troubleshooting capabilities surrounding both systems and software.
  • Experience engineering large systems, tracking work, and being a self-starter on projects.
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a service-oriented team and company.
  • Deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of observability components.
  • Contribute feedback to the technical and strategic direction of eventing at Reddit.

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    Remote
    Seniority
    Senior
    Posted
    14 Aug 2026
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