Android Software Engineer, Reddit

Ad Formats

$190.8-267.1k

Java

Android

Kotlin

Mid and Senior level

New York

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

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Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Be an early applicant

$190.8-267.1k

Java

Android

Kotlin

Mid and Senior level

New York

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Company mission

To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Proficiency in Android engineering and languages such as Kotlin or Java, with at least 3 years of experience in software development
Strong software engineering fundamentals
A willingness to tackle the challenges of creating data-intensive, highly responsive, and fault-tolerant apps
An openness to explore innovative approaches to software development

Desirable

Experience working on ad tech
Able to work full stack

What the job involves

The Ad Formats team is seeking a skilled Android Engineer with a product-focused mindset to join the team
Build Ad experiences and create patterns for Reddit’s Android app that enhance our ads’ performance and functionality
Collaborate across product, design, and engineering teams to innovate and implement sophisticated solutions for complex challenges
Engage in the full development cycle: design, develop, QA, experiment, analyze, and deploy
Technologies used on the team include:
Languages: Kotlin, Java, Go, Python
Frameworks: Thrift, gRPC
Datastores: Postgres, DynamoDB, BigQuery
Tools: Kubernetes, Argo, Docker

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.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

57% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

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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