Software Engineering Intern (2024)

New York, NY, USA

San Francisco, CA,

USA Remote

Please note, the deadline to apply to this role is Jan. 31, 2024.

Job Description

Reddit is a community of communities where people can dive into anything through experiences built around their interests, hobbies, and passions. Our mission is to bring community, belonging, and empowerment to everyone in the world. Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on content, stories, and discussions about the topics they care about the most. From pets to parenting, there’s a community for everybody on Reddit and with over 50 million daily active uniques, it is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. For more information, visit redditinc.com.

Reddit's Emerging Talent program is ready for our next cohort of interns, and we need Software Engineering Interns to join our crew! Are you a beginner Software Engineer with a dream of both coding and browsing subreddits at work? Well, you're in the right place! Reddit is in search of Software Engineering Interns to join our internship program (and we guarantee you'll get to do some of both!).

Responsibilities:

Work on projects that impact the business. You'll gain exposure to how a real engineering team works, from sprint planning to shipping code.

Be mentored by experienced engineers from all backgrounds. From bootcamps to universities, small to medium and large companies, you'll work with engineers of many different experiences and levels. You'll have a formal mentor on your team guiding you throughout the summer as well!

Contribute to the betterment of Reddit, whether that be through making it easier to create content on Reddit, serving up relevant content to users, fighting evil on the site, improving our mobile apps, or a number of other projects we have in the works.

Come to work at our San Francisco or New York office, complete with catered lunch, free snacks, and easy access to downtown SF or NYC. 

Continue making Reddit history as a part of our next intern class. Be a part of a new community, earn some Reddit swag and get to know the city during sponsored outings over the course of the summer.

Required Qualifications:

• Actively working towards a Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Graduating between December 2024 and June 2025, with less than 2 years of relevant professional work experience
• Experience working with a database, social networks, or open source projects
• Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals (able to program your way out of a paper bag)
• You’re over the age of 18 and authorized to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications:

• A desire to work at either our Reddit HQ in San Francisco or New York City during summer 2024
• Experience with interactive design
• Experience working at a small start-up or mid-sized company

Pay Transparency: The base pay range for this position is: $50 - $60/hour.