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Our goal is to multiply the number of monthly active advertisers by delivering impactful tools, features, and experiences tailored to the needs of SMBs.\nBusiness Manager\nThe Business Manager team stands out for its genuinely inclusive and collaborative culture, where not only is open feedback central, but every opinion and idea is truly valued and given space to shape our direction. Here, diverse perspectives are seen as a core strength, fostering a team dynamic where everyone feels empowered to contribute and innovate. On a day-to-day basis, engineers tackle complex, high-stakes challenges at the core of Reddit’s ads platform which include innovating on permissions systems, building Agency and Large Enterprise solutions, and driving adoption among Reddit's largest advertisers. From ideation to delivery, our engineers are trusted with end-to-end ownership of their projects, working closely in cross-functional collaboration with PMs, UX, and partner teams. 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As a backend engineer on the team, candidates might work on:\nMicroservices and APIs that power our advertiser-facing product, ads.reddit.com\nDistributed systems that ensure the right ad gets shown to the right user at the right time\nBackends that power interactive user experiences on our ads like Polls and Games\nReal time, data intensive systems that measure the performance of our ad campaigns\nInfrastructure that supports all of the above\nTechnologies used on the team include:\nLanguages: Go, Python, Scala\nFrameworks: Spark, Thrift, Baseplate, Kafka\nDatastores: Postgres, BigQuery, Redis, Druid \nTools: Kubernetes, Argo, Docker\nMid-level engineers are expected to absorb best practices and learn exceptionally quickly while being effective core contributors. Engineers at this level must be able to code independently, but may work with senior engineers on the design of complex solutions. 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You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.\nDuring the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes. We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision. 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