Senior UX Researcher, Reddit
Consumer Product
$167.5-234.5k
Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions
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Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$167.5-234.5k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is a senior product researcher with strong qualitative expertise, mixed-methods fluency, and a track record of influencing product direction in complex consumer product areas
- You should be comfortable leading foundational and evaluative research, connecting insights to product and behavioral signals, and translating ambiguous user needs into clear, actionable recommendations
- Master’s degree, Ph.D., or equivalent experience in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Behavioral Science, Sociology, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
- 6+ years of experience conducting consumer-focused UX research, preferably as an embedded researcher on a product team
- Deep expertise in qualitative research methods and strong judgment about when to apply different methods across the product development lifecycle
- Fluency with mixed-methods research, including the ability to connect qualitative insights with quantitative data, product metrics, survey findings, or experimentation results
- Demonstrated experience influencing product strategy and driving product or user experience impact through research
- Strong product sense, including comfort working with engagement metrics, experimentation, tradeoffs, and ambiguous product questions
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to synthesize complex findings into clear recommendations for cross-functional and leadership audiences
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and adapt as product and business needs evolve
What the job involves
- As a Senior UX Researcher, Consumer Product, you will lead research that helps shape Reddit’s core consumer experiences. You will study how people discover, consume, participate in, and contribute to communities across Reddit, uncovering the motivations, behaviors, barriers, and opportunities that influence meaningful engagement
- In this role, you will partner closely with product, design, engineering, data science, and other cross-functional teams to identify user needs, inform product strategy, and guide high-impact product decisions. Your work will help teams better understand how people experience Reddit today and where there are opportunities to make the platform more useful, engaging, and welcoming
- Lead high-impact foundational, generative, and evaluative research that informs strategy for Reddit’s consumer product experiences
- Investigate user behaviors, motivations, and needs across key discovery, consumption, engagement, and contribution experiences
- Design and execute rigorous qualitative research, including interviews, usability studies, concept testing, diary studies, and other methods appropriate to the product question
- Integrate qualitative insights with quantitative signals, behavioral data, surveys, experimentation, and product metrics to develop a holistic understanding of user behavior
- Partner closely with product, design, engineering, data science, and other cross-functional teams to shape roadmaps, identify opportunities, and influence product direction
- Communicate research findings through clear narratives, actionable recommendations, and compelling storytelling tailored to cross-functional partners and leadership audiences
- Proactively identify research opportunities across a broad product area and help teams connect user insights to product impact
Our take
Reddits is an online platform that hosts thousands of message board communities (known as subreddits) designed to foster authentic human connection. With more than 100,000 communities covering everything from food, entertainment, and sports to niche interests for highly specific audiences, there's virtually a space for everyone.
The platform attracts over 52M daily users and more than 50B monthly page views. While these figures are smaller than those of social media giants like Facebook and X, Reddits stands out by offering easily discoverable communities where users can dive deep into virtually any topic imaginable.
Today, Reddit continues to grow its user base and expand its reach, remaining a unique hub for conversation,m connection, and shared interests. With its strong community-driven model and steady revenue streams, it's most definitely positioned to stay a central part of online culture for years to come.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
57% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2021
$410m
SERIES F
Feb 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Flexible vacation & Reddit global days off
- Family planning funds & 4+ months paid parental leave
- Personal & professional development funds
- Paid volunteer time off
- Workspace & home office benefits
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Steve Huffman
(Co-Founder & CEO)After co-founding Reddit in 2005, they stepped away from the company to co-found Hipmunk, where they were the CTO for 5 years. They returned to Reddit in 2015, and have been the CEO since.
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