Engineering Manager, Reddit
Commenting Experience
$206.7-289.4k
+ Equity.
Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions
Job no longer available
Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$206.7-289.4k
+ Equity.
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years building and managing high performing engineering teams
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer developing user-facing applications
- Fluency working with product metrics and exposure to tools like GA, BigQuery etc
- Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages; e.g. Python, Go, Swift, Kotlin, Rust, Java, C++
- Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule
- BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
- Strong focus on user experience and usability. You are an undying advocate for the user, and you have a deep intuition for how people think and how they interact with software. Experience with social or e-commerce is a huge plus
- Entrepreneurial spirit. You must be self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action. You live to build new things and thrive in ambiguity
- Excellent communication skills. You must be able to collaborate with teams in a fully remote environment, and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences
- Demonstrated ability to lead with empathy and foster a supportive team environment
What the job involves
- The Commenting Experience team is responsible for one of the highest traffic pages on the platform: the Comments page
- We know that conversations are the lifeblood of Reddit, so we strive to ensure the comment contribution experience is intuitive and delightful for all users
- This is a high impact role where you will drive related technical & product strategy, operations, architecture, and execution for one of the largest sites in the world
- Build and operate a high-caliber, inclusive team of engineers
- Work cross-functionally, collaborate and partner with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features that our users will love
- Lead a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise
- Participate in the full development cycle: design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks, and generally helping out wherever is needed
- Drive a culture of technical excellence ensuring the right bets are taken with the highest quality
- You will be a key driver in the planning, development, and implementation across Reddit’s backend service architecture and our various client platforms, including native applications (iOS and Android) and Web
- Set and enable a culture of metrics led execution, with efficient processes and strong levels of transparency
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 130,000 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 120 million daily users and billions of monthly page views. While these figures are smaller than those of social media giants like Facebook and X, Reddit 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, 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
(CEO & Founder)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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