Go Engineer (US, Canada & LATAM - W2 EOR)- Remote (677)

Job Description

This is a 5-month contract with possibility of extension, 40 hours/ week. No C2C Engagements. No visa sponsorship/ visa transfer available.

Interview process: 2-3 interview rounds + technical assessment

Start date: ASAP

Eligibility

List of countries where Reddit is able to hire: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada (excluding Quebec), Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, UK & Channel Islands, US, and Puerto Rico.

Job Description

We’re looking for a skilled Senior Backend Engineer (Contractor) to join Reddit’s GraphQL API platform team.

In this role, you’ll focus on migrating legacy Python services to Go within our GraphQL API services. Experience with GraphQL, including GraphQL Federation and Apollo Router, is a strong plus. You'll use internal tools and processes developed by the GraphQL team to accelerate our migration from Python to Go. We're seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels at solving complex problems, and collaborates effortlessly across teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Migrate and refactor existing Python logic into Golang within GraphQL API services.
• Rapidly learn and adapt to internal tools, systems, and processes to speed up migration.
• Collaborate closely with engineers across teams to ensure smooth delivery.
• Debug complex issues quickly and provide clear, actionable solutions.
• Maintain high-quality, well-tested code with thorough validation.
• Identify and implement improvements in our migration tooling.

What We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years of experience in backend development, ideally in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong expertise in Golang and some Python (1-2 years is fine).
• Familiarity with GraphQL APIs, GraphQL Router and Federation are a plus.
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Quick learner with the ability to pick up unfamiliar tools or systems quickly.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, able to work effectively in distributed teams.

As a data scientist working on their core experience, you will uncover insights on how users consume content and engage across our main surfaces, and partner with product and engineering teams to find opportunities to improve the user experience. Main job duties include: Creating reporting dashboards for product and engineering partners to understand topline metrics movements and deep dive into specific areas of interest Analyzing experiment results and identifying plausible hypotheses to explain user behavior changes Creating data assets (new tables, self-serve dashboards, etc.) to enable partners to answer their own data questions Uncovering strategic insights and sharing them with stakeholders to shape future product directions