Remote Staff Software Engineer, Observability at Reddit

Description:

The Observability team at Reddit is seeking a Staff Software Engineer who excels at the intersection of infrastructure and software development.
The team manages a suite of tools for engineers to comprehend their creations, primarily utilizing open-source solutions at scale.
Responsibilities include working on monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing systems, handling billions of data points, and contributing to the development of new features.
The role involves collaborating with a team of software engineers to enhance Reddit's infrastructure platform, improve observability components, and automate critical aspects of event-driven development.
The position offers the opportunity to directly impact hundreds of millions of Reddit users worldwide.

7+ years of experience in developing internet-scale software, preferably in an infrastructure context.
Familiarity with distributed systems development, with a bonus for knowledge of tools like Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana, Vector, Clickhouse, Otel, and Loki.
Experience in developing on Kubernetes or similar distributed systems, with a significant advantage in Kubernetes controller or operator development.
Strong troubleshooting skills in systems and software, along with experience in engineering large systems and being proactive on projects.
Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with a service-oriented team and company.