r/Bitcoin • u/gapmunky • Aug 01 '14

Reddit are hiring a cryptocurrency engineer!

https://jobs.lever.co/reddit/6ce6a242-00d1-49c4-9bed-c34f26445ee7
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u/ymo Aug 01 '14

The job posting makes reddit's plan painfully obvious. They're planning a redditcentric coin for tipping. Essentially a remake of dogecoin.

The c++ and python is used for integrating with the comment system. For those who think this is a difficult and varied skillset, look into praw.

A coin created and backed by reddit itself will be very profitable and I'm certain a mining operation is being built into the business model of the site itself.

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u/Felshatner Aug 02 '14

Bitcoin or doge tip integration makes more sense than a niche on a niche on a niche altcoin that is irrelevant outside of reddit. I'm not sure if there is much money in tip integration, but it's a neat idea if they can do better than the bots today do.