Senior Backend Engineer, Compliance Engineering
$191K–$267K
Remote - United States · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 13, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years backend development experience; tech lead experience on projects and teams with 3+ backend engineers.
About the job
Build and lead backend engineering work that prepares Reddit’s platforms for evolving privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.
What you'll do
- Design, code, test, analyze, and launch compliant platform products; own product areas and contribute to technical and product strategy.
- Lead high-impact cross-functional initiatives and collaborate across product, design, and engineering.
- Improve engineering workflows and standards, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of backend development experience across multiple parts of the backend stack.
- Experience as a tech lead on projects and teams with 3+ backend engineers.
- Ability to design and implement complex distributed systems operating under high load.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, including in a fully remote environment.
Nice to have
- Experience mentoring engineers and owning team processes.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects.
Pay
$190,800 — $267,100 USD (base salary)
Tools
Go, Python, Postgres, Redis, Thrift, GraphQL, Docker/k8s, AWS
AI focus
No AI engineering work is stated; AI may be used to record, transcribe, and summarize interviews in select roles and locations, with an option to opt out.
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