Hiring: Staff Software Engineer - Site Defense Company: Reddit, Inc. Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-09 18:05:23 Target Skills & Keywords : C++, CDN, DDoS, Go, Java, Load Balancing, Machine Learning, Move, Plaid, Python, Rust, TCP/IP, TLS About the job Experience: •7+ years of experience building and operating high throughput and low latency production distributed systems. Qualifications: •7+ years of experience building and operating high throughput and low latency production distributed systems. •Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages; Python, Go, Rust, Java, C++. •Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a service-oriented team and company. •Experience building and maintaining distributed, fault-tolerant distributed systems at scale •Experience with networking fundamentals (HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP, proxies, CDNs, load balancing). •Nice to have: •Experience with DDoS mitigation, WAFs, bot management, or abuse prevention systems. •Experience with anti-abuse frameworks and bot scores (ReCaptcha, Datadome, Turnstile) •Experience with browser fingerprinting frameworks (fingerprintJS, ThumbmarkJS) •Familiarity with ML systems in production, especially real-time inference or feature pipelines. Compensation: •Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs •401k with Employer Match •Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support •Family Planning Support •Gender-Affirming Care •Mental Health & Coaching Benefits •Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off •Generous Paid Parenta Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!