Process
A recruiter reached out via LinkedIn.
They asked about my interests and described some of the roles open at Reddit. When I indicated a desire to move forward, they set up a one-hour first-round interview with an engineer. That was going to be followed by four interviews with other engineers and non-engineers.
Questions
The first round had two parts:
- How would you design a distributed system to track clicks?
- Coding problem: Given a set of documents (text) and queries (single-word strings), write a search engine that responds with the indices of the documents containing a word.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Reddit Staff Backend Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Reddit's interview process for their Staff Backend Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral0%
Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Reddit's Staff Backend Engineer interview process in United States.
Reddit Work Experiences
3.0
Learned Lot, Boring Projects
SWE Intern • Former Employee
November 19, 2022
Pros: I learned a lot, and received great mentorship.
Cons: not interesting, not really fulfilling
5.0
Great place to work with
Software Engineer (Contractor) • Current Employee
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States
June 27, 2022
Pros: Culture, Flexibility, and Intellectual Stimulating
Cons: Decision speed is getting slower.
4.0
Good Place, Culture Needs Work
Software Engineer (SWE II) • Current Employee
March 29, 2025
Pros: A great place to work.
Cons: The culture could be a little better.
- 3.0Learned Lot, Boring ProjectsSWE Intern • Former EmployeeNovember 19, 2022Pros: I learned a lot, and received great mentorship.Cons: not interesting, not really fulfilling
- 5.0Great place to work withSoftware Engineer (Contractor) • Current EmployeePhoenixville, Pennsylvania, United StatesJune 27, 2022Pros: Culture, Flexibility, and Intellectual StimulatingCons: Decision speed is getting slower.
- 4.0Good Place, Culture Needs WorkSoftware Engineer (SWE II) • Current EmployeeMarch 29, 2025Pros: A great place to work.Cons: The culture could be a little better.
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